Dichromanthus michuacanus (Lex.) Salazar & Soto Arenas is a plant in the Orchidaceae family, order Asparagales, kingdom Plantae. Not known to be toxic.

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Dichromanthus michuacanus (Lex.) Salazar & Soto Arenas

Dichromanthus michuacanus (Lex.) Salazar & Soto Arenas

Dichromanthus michuacanus, the Michoacán lady orchid, is a common terrestrial orchid found from the southwestern US to Honduras.

Family
Genus
Dichromanthus
Order
Asparagales
Class
Liliopsida

About Dichromanthus michuacanus (Lex.) Salazar & Soto Arenas

Dichromanthus michuacanus, commonly known as the Michoacán lady orchid, is a terrestrial orchid species. It is common across most of Mexico, and its range extends south to Honduras and north into western Texas and southern Arizona.

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Taxonomy

Plantae Tracheophyta Liliopsida Asparagales Orchidaceae Dichromanthus

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

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