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Orchidaceae
Stelis

not marked as a favorite taxon Stelis gelida (Lindley) A.M. Pridgeon & M.W. Chase. Common name: Frosted Pleurothallis. Phenology: Dec-Apr. Habitat: Epiphytic in pond apple sloughs. Distribution: S. FL (Collier County); West Indies; Mexico, Central America, and South America.

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ID notes: Stelis gelida is distinct in having single-leaved stems without pseudobulbs (sometimes referred to as ramicauls) and with leaf apices containing minute notches with a mucro in the sinus.

Origin/Endemic status: Native

Synonymy ⓘ: = K4, POWO; = Pleurothallis gelida Lindl. — FNA26, NS, S, S13, WH3, WI, Brown (2002), Correll (1950), Luer (1972). Basionym: Pleurothallis gelida Lindl. 1841

Links to other floras: = Pleurothallis gelida - FNA26

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image #1 of Stelis gelida© Alan Cressler: Stelis gelida, Fakahatchee Strand, The Cathedral, Fakahatchee Strand Preserve State Park, Collier County, Florida 1 by Alan Cressler source | Original Image ⭷
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