Cyclopogon elatus (Sw.) Schltr. is a plant in the Orchidaceae family, order Asparagales, kingdom Plantae. Not known to be toxic.

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Cyclopogon elatus (Sw.) Schltr.

Cyclopogon elatus (Sw.) Schltr.

Cyclopogon elatus is a widespread terrestrial orchid species found across parts of the Americas.

Family
Genus
Cyclopogon
Order
Asparagales
Class
Liliopsida

About Cyclopogon elatus (Sw.) Schltr.

Cyclopogon elatus, formally classified as Cyclopogon elatus (Sw.) Schltr., is a species of terrestrial orchid. This orchid has a wide distribution across most of Latin America, ranging from Mexico and Belize south to Argentina. It can also be found growing in the West Indies and southern Florida.

Photo: (c) Martin Arregui, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Martin Arregui · cc-by-nc

Taxonomy

Plantae Tracheophyta Liliopsida Asparagales Orchidaceae Cyclopogon

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

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