Eulophia alta (Linnaeus) Fawcett & Rendle. Common name: Wild Coco. Phenology: (Jul-) Aug-Dec (-Jan). Habitat: Pine flatwoods, pine rocklands, swamps, marsh. Distribution: S. GA south through the FL peninsula; West Indies; Mexico, Central America, and South America; tropical Africa.
Origin/Endemic status: Native
Synonymy ⓘ: = Bah, FNA26, GW1, K4, NS, POWO, WH3, WI, Correll (1950), Luer (1975), Martos et al (2014); = Platypus altus (L.) Small — S, S13; Limodorum altum Linnaeus. Basionym: Limodorum altum L. 1767
Links to other floras: = Eulophia alta - FNA26
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Wetland Indicator Status:
- Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: FACW
Heliophily ⓘ: 9
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