Orchidaceae
Waxy bonnet orchid
Pleurothallis pruinosa
- Family
- Orchidaceae
- Genus
- Pleurothallis
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Waxy bonnet orchid
Synonyms
- Humboltia pruinosa (Lindl.) Kuntze
- Pleurothallis aequiflora Griseb.
- Pleurothallis brachyglottis Rchb.f.
- Pleurothallis flavida (H.Focke) Lindl.
- Pleurothallis pauciflora Schltr.
- Stelis flavida H.Focke
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Puerto Rico: native
Photos
Photo: Ragnhild&Neil Crawford from Sweden, CC BY-SA 2.0, 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.