Prescottia oligantha (Sw.) Lindl.
Small Flowered Prescottia
Facts About
Accepted Synonyms: Cranichis micrantha, Prescottia tenuis
Prescottia oligantha, commonly known as the Small Flowered Prescottia, is distributed throughout the West Indies, Mexico, Central America, South America, and Miami-Dade County, Florida. This orchid produces 2-4 leaves arranged in a basal rosette that often start to whither at flowering time. The inflorescence has numerous, non-resupinate flowers arranged in a dense terminal spike. The reflexed flower petals are pinkish and the erect labellum is white enclosing the column. This slender orchid blooms in February in the deeply shaded rockland hardwood hammocks of the Everglades National Park.
Prescottia oligantha is apparently secure across its global range due to widespread populations in the West Indies, Mexico, Central America and South America. However this orchid is endangered in Florida and may be extirpated in some of its previously known locations.
Pollination
Wasps and flies
Ecosystem Type
Forests, woodlands
Characteristics
- Habitat:
- terrestrial
- Leaf arrangement:
- basal
- Number of leaves on stem:
-
- two
- three
- four
- Form of the labellum:
- the labellum is not pouch-like
- Labellum outline:
- the labellum is simple
- Main color of labellum:
-
- green to brown
- pink to red
- white
- Nectar spur:
- absent
- Inflorescence type:
- the inflorescence is a spike
- Labellum characteristics:
-
- the labellum is saccate
- the labellum is simple
- Labellum length:
- 1–2 mm
- Sepal length:
- 1–2 mm
- Plant height:
- 10–30 cm
Native to North America
Yes
North American Conservation Status & Distribution
Conservation Status
| Conservation and Wetland Status | |
|---|---|
| Global Rank | Apparently Secure |
| US Status | N/A |
| Canadian Status | N/A |