Habenaria distans Grisebach. Common name: Hammock Rein-orchid, False Water-spider Orchid. Phenology: Aug-Oct. Habitat: Strand swamps, rich, moist hardwood hammocks. Distribution: S. FL; West Indies; Mexico, Central America, and n. South America.
Origin/Endemic status: Native
Synonymy ⓘ: = FNA26, K4, NS, POWO, S, S13, WH3, WI, Batista et al (2011), Brown (2002), Correll (1950), (basionym)
Links to other floras: = Habenaria distans - FNA26
Wetland Indicator Status:
- Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: FACW
Heliophily ⓘ: 1
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