FNPS Plant Database

Habenaria quinqueseta

long-horned rein orchid

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Nomenclature

Common Name:

long-horned rein orchid

Synonym(s):

Genus species:

Habenaria quinqueseta

Family:

Orchidaceae

Plant Specifics

Form:

flower

Size:

1-2 ft

Life Span:

Long-lived perennial

Flower Color:

white,green

Fruit Color:

NA

Phenology:

winter dormant

Noted For:

Showy Flowers

Landscaping

Recommended Uses:

Keep it if you have it.

Considerations:

Availability:

Native Nurseries, Specialty Provider, Seed

Propagation:

Division of tubers

Light:

Shade

Moisture Tolerance:

Always Flooded------------------------------------------------Extremely Dry

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Usually moist, occasional inundation ---to--- Not wet but not extremely dry

Salt Water Flooding Tolerance:

Unknown

Salt Spray/Salty Soil Tolerance:

Low/no tolerance of salty wind or direct salt spray

Soil or Other Substrate:

Sand, Loam

Soil pH:

Suitable to Grow In:

USDA zones are based on the average annual extreme minimum winter temperature.



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Ecology

Wildlife:

Pollinated by moths.

Native Habitats:

Wet hammocks, meadows, fence rows, roadsides, open and dense woods, wet flatwoods, floodplain forests.

Natural Range in Florida:

Comments:

Ethnobotany:

General Comments:

Citations:

http://coastalplainplants.org/wiki/index.php/Habenaria_quinqueseta

http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=1&taxon_id=242101646

https://www.flnativeorchids.com/natives_gallery/habenaria_quinqueseta.htm (pollinator) Wunderlin, R. P., B. F. Hansen, A. R. Franck, and F. B. Essig. 2021. Atlas of Florida Plants (http://florida.plantatlas.usf.edu/). Institute for Systematic Botany, University of South Florida, Tampa.

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