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Butterfly Orchid

Encyclia tampensis

Description:

Epiphytic orchid found in mesic hammocks in the Tampa Bay region of Florida.

Habitat:

The Carlton Reserve

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6 Comments

rutasandinas
rutasandinas 12 years ago

Hermosa orquidea por favor agregala ala mission Orchids of the World Gracias
http://www.projectnoah.org/missions/9525...

ceherzog
ceherzog 12 years ago

No problem...I noticed that your source spelled tampensis differently

Daniel-CR
Daniel-CR 12 years ago

Hi, Im sorry I didnt notice you already wrote the sci name here

ceherzog
ceherzog 12 years ago

Pretty common here...did I have something wrong?

Daniel-CR
Daniel-CR 12 years ago

very nice finding !

p.young713
p.young713 12 years ago

Beautiful!

ceherzog
Spotted by
ceherzog

Sarasota, Florida, USA

Spotted on Jun 5, 2011
Submitted on Aug 11, 2011

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