Greenfly Orchid

Epidendrum magnoliae

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Epidendrum magnoliae, sometimes called Epidendrum conopseum or the green-fly orchid, is a species of orchid in the genus Epidendrum. It is the most northern-growing epiphytic orchid in North America, being found wild in the southeastern United States from Louisiana to North Carolina, and also in northeastern Mexico (Nuevo León, San Luis Potosí, Tamaulipas).

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  1. (c) NC Orchid, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), http://www.flickr.com/photos/56868999@N00/541860887
  2. (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epidendrum_magnoliae

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