Aspidogyne querceticola (Lindley) Meneguzzo. Common name: Jug Orchid, Low Ground Orchid. Phenology: Late Jul-Dec. Habitat: Wet hammocks and swamps. Distribution: Se. GA and n. FL south to s. FL, west to AL (?), MS, and LA; West Indies; Mexico through Central America to n. South America.
Origin/Endemic status: Native
Synonymy ⓘ: = Chase et al (2015), Ormerod (2013); = Erythrodes querceticola (Lindl.) Ames — Tx, Correll (1950), Luer (1972); = Microchilus querceticola (Lindl.) D. Dietr. — POWO; = Physurus querceticola Lindl. — S; = Platythelys latifolia (L.) Garay & Ormerod — WH3; = Platythelys querceticola (Lindl.) Garay — Bah, FNA26, K4, NS, WI; > Physurus querceticola Lindl. — S13; > Platythelys querceticola (Lindl.) Garay — Brown (2002); > Platythelys sagreana (A.Rich.) Garay — Brown (2002); Physurus querceticola Lindl. Basionym: Physurus querceticola Lindl. 1840
Links to other floras: = Platythelys querceticola - FNA26
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Wetland Indicator Status:
- Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: FACW (name change)
Heliophily ⓘ: 1
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