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Pleurothallis orchid

Pleurothallis sclerophylla

Photo by Dan Doucette
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Description:

epiphytic orchid, blooms 1.5cm, pretty sure about the species

Habitat:

cloudforest, 3300m

Notes:

Spotted in Volcan Purace National Park.

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Comments (5)
Dan Doucette
Thanks Yuko and technically Lauren, yes I was there in the dry season but it is quite a wet area year round. I was there for 4 days and it rained hard a few times.
LaurenZarate
Very nice little orchid, were you there in the dry season?

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PublishedMarch 30, 2013

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