Dendrophylax porrectus, the jingle bell orchid, or needleroot orchid, is a species of epiphytic orchid native to Mexico, El Salvador, Guatemala, Florida, Cayman Islands, Cuba, Hispaniola, Jamaica, and Puerto Rico.
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Is it poisonous?
We have no record of Jingle Bell 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
- Sarcochilus loganii
- Microcoelia exilis
- Sarcochilus hillii
- Campylocentrum pachyrrhizum
- Taeniophyllum northlandicum
Classification
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Tracheophyta
- Class
- Liliopsida
- Order
- Asparagales
- Family
- Orchidaceae
- Genus
- Dendrophylax
- Species
- Dendrophylax porrectus
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