Orchidaceae
Green bonnet orchid
Pleurothallis ruscifolia
- Family
- Orchidaceae
- Genus
- Pleurothallis
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Green bonnet orchid
Synonyms
- Dendrobium ruscifolium (Jacq.) Sw.
- Epidendrum ruscifolium Jacq.
- Humboltia laurifolia (Kunth) Kuntze
- Humboltia ruscifolia (Jacq.) Kuntze
- Humboltia succosa Pav. ex Lindl.
- Pleurothallis glomerata Ames
- Pleurothallis laurifolia Kunth
- Pleurothallis multicaulis Poepp. & Endl.
- Pleurothallis ruscifolia var. caquetana Schltr.
- Pleurothallis succosa Lindl.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Puerto Rico: native
Photos
Photo: Luis Pérez from Medellin, Colombia, CC BY 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.