Orchidaceae
Gentian noddingcaps
Triphora gentianoides
- Family
- Orchidaceae
- Genus
- Triphora
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Gentian noddingcaps
Synonyms
- Arethusa gentianoides (Sw.) Sw.
- Limodorum gentianoides Sw.
- Pogonia cubensis Rchb.f.
- Pogonia gentianoides (Sw.) Spreng.
- Pogonia lutea Schltr.
- Triphora cubensis (Rchb.f.) Ames
- Triphora gentianoides f. albidaviridis P.M.Br. & Steph.Jones
- Triphora lutea (Schltr.) Schltr. ex Mansf.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: native
Photos
Photo: Scott Zona from Miami, Florida, USA, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Scott Zona from Miami, Florida, USA, 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.