Orchidaceae
Wydler's dancing-lady orchid
Oncidium altissimum
- Family
- Orchidaceae
- Genus
- Oncidium
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Common names
By language (2)
- English
- Wydler's dancing-lady orchid
- Spanish
- Dama Danzante de Wydler
Synonyms
- Cymbidium altissimum (Jacq.) Sw.
- Epidendrum altissimum Jacq.
- Oncidium forkelii Scheidw.
- Oncidium hannelorae Nir
- Oncidium wydleri Rchb.f.
- Xeilyathum altissimum (Jacq.) Raf.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Puerto Rico: native, U.S. Virgin Islands: native
Photos
Photo: Yercaud-elango, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Yercaud-elango, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Yercaud-elango, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.