Stelis gelida (Lindley) A.M. Pridgeon & M.W. Chase. Frosted Pleurothallis. Phen: Dec-Apr. Hab: Epiphytic in pond apple sloughs. Dist: S. FL (Collier County); West Indies; Central America and South America.
ID notes: S. 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 ⓘ: = K3, K4; = Pleurothallis gelida Lindl. – FNA26, S, S13, WH3, WI, Brown (2002), Correll (1950), Luer (1975)
Links to other floras: = Pleurothallis gelida - FNA26
Heliophily ⓘ: 2
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© 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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