Cranichis muscosa Swartz. Common name: Cypress-knee Helmet Orchid, Moss Orchid. Phenology: Jan-Feb. Habitat: Terrestrial on cypress knees and mossy sinkholes in rockland hammocks and strand swamps. Distribution: S. FL; West Indies; s. Mexico (CHP), Central America, and South America. This species had not been seen in FL for almost 100 years until being rediscovered in Collier County in January 2004.
Origin/Endemic status: Native
Synonymy ⓘ: = Bah, FNA26, K4, NS, POWO, S, S13, WH3, WI, Brown (2002). Basionym: Cranichis muscosa Sw. 1788
Links to other floras: = Cranichis muscosa - FNA26
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Wetland Indicator Status:
- Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: UPL
Heliophily ⓘ: 2
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