Epidendrum ciliare, synonyms including Coilostylis ciliaris is a species of orchid. It is known as the fringed star orchid. It has a wide distribution from Mexico through Central America and the Caribbean to northern and western South America.
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Is it poisonous?
We have no record of Fringed Star Orchid being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
- Epidendrum nocturnum
- Brassia verrucosa
- Epidendrum lacustre
- Miltonia flavescens
- Epidendrum parkinsonianum
- Prosthechea brassavolae
Classification
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Tracheophyta
- Class
- Liliopsida
- Order
- Asparagales
- Family
- Orchidaceae
- Genus
- Epidendrum
- Species
- Epidendrum ciliare
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