Dwarf Erycina (Erycina pusilla)

Dwarf Erycina, a reference photo — Photo: Geoff Gallice from Gainesville, FL, USA · CC BY 2.0 (licence)

Erycina pusilla is a species of flowering plants, which is a tiny orchid with an overall size of 2.5 to 3.5 cm from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. Its species are native to Mexico, Belize, Central America, South America and Trinidad.

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Is it poisonous?

We have no record of Dwarf Erycina 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

Erycina crista-galli
Erycina pumilio
Oncidium bryolophotum

Classification

Kingdom: Plantae
Phylum: Tracheophyta
Class: Liliopsida
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Genus: Erycina
Species: Erycina pusilla

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