Codonorchis lessonii (d'Urv.) Lindl. is a plant in the Orchidaceae family, order Asparagales, kingdom Plantae. Not known to be toxic.

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Codonorchis lessonii (d'Urv.) Lindl.

Codonorchis lessonii (d'Urv.) Lindl.

Codonorchis lessonii is a native South American orchid with two common English names that forms mycorrhizal symbiosis with specific fungi.

Family
Genus
Codonorchis
Order
Asparagales
Class
Liliopsida
⚠️ Toxicity Note

Insufficient toxicity evidence; avoid direct contact and ingestion.

About Codonorchis lessonii (d'Urv.) Lindl.

Codonorchis lessonii is an orchid species. It is native to Chile and Argentina, and in Chile it grows between the Maule and Magallanes regions. Its English common names are Palomita Orchid and Dog Orchid; palomita translates to "little dove" in Spanish. In central-southern Chile, this orchid forms a mycorrhizal symbiotic relationship with fungi belonging to the Ceratobasidiaceae and Tulasnellaceae families.

Photo: (c) Miguel Vieira, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Miguel Vieira · cc-by

Taxonomy

Plantae Tracheophyta Liliopsida Asparagales Orchidaceae Codonorchis

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Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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