Night-Fragrant Epidendrum (Epidendrum nocturnum)
This unusual orchid has a very large flower that is almost impossible to find fully open. It has a scent emitted only at night and is always found in the thickest parts of the swamps. Some tree climbing and a big zoom lens were used for this shot.
- Copyright
- 2007
- Image Size
- 3008x2000 / 1.8MB
- Keywords
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America, arboreal, beautiful, beauty, botany, Collier County, endangered, Epidendreae, Epidendrum, Epidendrum nocturnum, epiphyte, Fakahatchee Strand, Florida, flower, fragrant, native, natural, nature, night-scented, orchid, Orchidaceae, plant, rare, threatened, uncultivated, United States, USA, wild
- Contained in galleries
- Epidendreae, Epidendreae
