Habenaria repens
Floating Orchid, Water Orchid
Other regional names: Water Spider Orchid +2 more
- Water Spider Orchid
- Waterspider Bog Orchid
- Waterspider False Reinorchid
Also known as: Habenaria sceptroides Rchb.f. +3 more
- Habenaria sceptroides Rchb.f.
- Mesicera repens (Nutt.) Raf.
- Orchis repens (Nutt.) Raf.
- Platanthera repens (Nutt.) Alph.Wood
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Orchidaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a rhizomatous geophyte.
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Naturally occurring in North America and South America, Habenaria repens (commonly known as Floating Orchid or Water Orchid) is a rhizomatous orchid belonging to the Orchidaceae family. In its natural range, this species typically occurs in subtropical or tropical conditions. There are naturally occurring varieties of this species, which are linked below.
Macro Climate
Tropical
Macro Climate
Subtropical
Plant Type
Bulb
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
NORTHERN AMERICA, SOUTHERN AMERICA
Regions (WGSRPD)
Brazil, Caribbean, Central America, Mexico, North-Central U.S.A., Northern South America, South-Central U.S.A., Southeastern U.S.A., Southern South America, Western South America
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Alabama, Argentina Northeast, Arkansas, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Florida, French Guiana, Georgia, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Louisiana, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Mississippi, Nicaragua, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Puerto Rico, South Carolina, Surinam, Texas, Trinidad-Tobago, Uruguay, Venezuela
Subspecies, Varieties & Forms