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Liparis nervosa is a species of orchid found in the Tropics of Asia, Africa and America. It is a terrestrial species that grows in woodlands and grasslands.
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Is it poisonous?
We have no record of Pantropical Widelip 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
- Crepidium purpureum
- Liparis bowkeri
- Liparis sootenzanensis
- Liparis formosana
- Crepidium matsudae
- Dienia ophrydis
Classification
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Tracheophyta
- Class
- Liliopsida
- Order
- Asparagales
- Family
- Orchidaceae
- Genus
- Liparis
- Species
- Liparis nervosa
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