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Laelia Orchid

Laelia rubescens

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Field Notes

Description:

Epiphytic orchid from dry forest, it blooms from January to March, depending on weather in the area of Guanacaste and Puntarenas

Habitat:

Dry Forest

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Comments (7)
craigwilliams
That's fascinating and very useful information. Thank you.
Jonathan Sequeira
The dry season is starting now I just came back, actually the picture has in the same tree, as you see the first picture was in January, at that moment it is very dry, but the dryest moment is April. The dry season is for 6 month in the north pacific of CR; the rest of the country is rain forest.....
craigwilliams
Thanks Jonathan. That's wonderful to see! Is there any drier season in the 'Dry Forest' or dip in temperatures? Just wondering what the trigger for flowering at this time might be.
Jonathan Sequeira
I will add it soon, in about a week I will go out to the field, So I will take a new pic... This is from the dry forest area, which is a little far from where I am.... Thanks for your comments....
craigwilliams
Very nice. Do you have anymore photos with the whole plant in Jonathan?

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Flowers of North America
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Paso Pacifico Survey
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Wild Orchids
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Orchids from Costa Rica
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PublishedNovember 3, 2011

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