Guarianthe skinneri (known as Guaria morada in Costa Rica) is a species of orchid. It is native to Costa Rica, from Chiapas to every country in Central America. Its range extends from the borders Southern Mexico to Costa Rica, a country in which it is the national flower.
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Is it poisonous?
We have no record of Guarianthe skinneri 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
- Cattleya nobilior
- Cattleya violacea
- Cattleya maxima
- Cattleya harrisoniana
- Cattleya warscewiczii
- Cattleya trianae
Classification
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Tracheophyta
- Class
- Liliopsida
- Order
- Asparagales
- Family
- Orchidaceae
- Genus
- Guarianthe
- Species
- Guarianthe skinneri
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