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Orchidaceae

Young palm orchid

Tropidia polystachya (Sw.) Ames

Family
Orchidaceae
Genus
Tropidia

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Common names

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English
Young palm orchid, Young palm orchid,

Synonyms

  • Chloidia polystachya (Sw.) Rchb.f.
  • Chloidia vernalis Lindl.
  • Corymborkis polystachya (Sw.) Kuntze
  • Dendrorkis membranacea (A.Rich.) Kuntze
  • Macrostylis vernalis (Lindl.) Rchb.f.
  • Neottia polystachya (Sw.) Sw.
  • Polystachya membranacea A.Rich.
  • Serapias polystachya Sw.
  • Stenorrhynchos polystachyon (Sw.) Spreng.
  • Tomotris polystachia (Sw.) Raf.
  • Tropidia eatonii Ames
  • Tropidia membranacea (A.Rich.) Szlach. & Kolan.

Characteristics

Growth habit
Forb/herb
Lifespan
Perennial
In the US and Canada
Lower 48 states: native, Puerto Rico: 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.