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Forest bonnet orchid

Muscarella aristata

Description:

tiny flower, clear with red stripes, epiphytic

Habitat:

cloudforest, 600m

Notes:

I had to really search to find this orchid in flower amongst the grapefruit trees at the Rainforest campsite in Morne Trois Pitons national park.

1 Species ID Suggestions

JoseD.Alicea
JoseD.Alicea 10 years ago
Forest bonnet orchid
Muscarella aristata Muscarella aristata


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6 Comments

JoseD.Alicea
JoseD.Alicea 10 years ago

Ok!No problem!

Dan Doucette
Dan Doucette 10 years ago

Jose, thanks again for an orchid ID. How are you with terrestrial species? Can you look at these when you have time. Thanks.
http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/238...
http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/241...

JoseD.Alicea
JoseD.Alicea 10 years ago

Synonyms:
Pleurothallis aristata,Specklinia aristata

Dan Doucette
Dan Doucette 10 years ago

Thanks, they were really tiny.

mcaul6515
mcaul6515 10 years ago

Wow! Their so small! Beautiful details on the flower!

YukoChartraw
YukoChartraw 10 years ago

What a delicate beauty!

Dan Doucette
Spotted by
Dan Doucette

Saint George Parish, Dominica

Spotted on Feb 10, 2013
Submitted on May 25, 2013

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