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The Many Branched Cyrtochilum

Cyrtochilum ramosissimum

Photo by Dan Doucette
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Field Notes

Description:

Found in Colombia and Ecuador near the tree line at elevations of 2300 to 3700 meters as a small sized, cold growing epiphyte or terrestrial on steep embankments

Habitat:

cloudforest, 3300m

Notes:

Spotted in Purace national park.

Species ID Suggestions

Cyrtochilum

Cyrtochilum sp.
Andreas Kay
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Cyrtochilum

Cyrtochilum ramosissimum
SebastianMoreno
1

Comments (5)
Dan Doucette
Thanks Sebastian for the species ID, exactly what I was thinking.
Dan Doucette
Thanks Andreas for the ID. What do you think of Cyrtochilum ramosissimum?

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Flowers of South America
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Wild Orchids
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Colombia Wildlife
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Flowers of Colombia
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Mission WILD

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PublishedApril 20, 2013

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