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Orchidaceae

Lesser yellowspike orchid

Polystachya foliosa (Hook.) Rchb.f.

Family
Orchidaceae
Genus
Polystachya

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Common names

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English
Lesser yellowspike orchid

Synonyms

  • Dendrorchis caracasana (Rchb.f.) Kuntze
  • Dendrorchis carea (Brongn.) Kuntze
  • Dendrorchis clavata (Lindl.) Kuntze
  • Dendrorchis foliosa (Rchb.f.) Kuntze
  • Dendrorchis paulensis (Rchb.f.) Kuntze
  • Dendrorkis caracasana (Rchb.f.) Kuntze
  • Dendrorkis estrellensis (Rchb.f.) Kuntze
  • Dendrorkis foliosa (Hook.) Kuntze
  • Encyclia polystachya Poepp. & Endl.
  • Epidendrum minimum Aubl.
  • Polystachya abbreviata Rchb.f.
  • Polystachya altilamellata Schltr.
  • Polystachya amazonica Schltr.
  • Polystachya bradei Schltr. ex Mansf.
  • Polystachya caracasana Rchb.f.
  • Polystachya costaricensis Schltr.
  • Polystachya ecuadorensis Schltr.
  • Polystachya edwallii Hoehne & Schltr.
  • Polystachya estrellensis Rchb.f.
  • Polystachya fariae Campacci
  • Polystachya foliosa var. triandra Sauleda & R.M.Adams
  • Polystachya guatemalensis Schltr.
  • Polystachya huebneri Schltr.
  • Polystachya micrantha Schltr.
  • Polystachya minor Fawc. & Rendle
  • Polystachya nana Klotzsch
  • Polystachya panamensis Schltr.
  • Polystachya poeppigii Schltr.
  • Polystachya powellii Ames
  • Polystachya rupicola Brade
  • Polystachya weigeltii Rchb.f.
  • Stelis foliosa Hook.

Characteristics

Growth habit
Forb/herb
Lifespan
Perennial
In the US and Canada
Puerto Rico: native, U.S. Virgin Islands: native

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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.