Epidendrum floridense (Florida star orchid or umbrella star orchid) is a threatened species of orchid native to southern Florida, in the Everglades and in the region around Lake Okeechobee.Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants, Epidendrum floridense It was long listed as E. difforme Jacquin, formerly considered a highly variable species but now known to be a complex of dozens of species.Hágsater, E. Icon. Orchid. 2(1): plate 133. 1993.
Epidendrum floridense is a cespitose herb, epiphytic on various trees in swamps and forests. It has green, moth-pollinated flowers.Flora of North America, vol 26, page 611.IOSPE photos, Epidendrum floridense
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