Kraenzlinella erinacea  (Rchb.f.) Luer

From the Latin erinaceus, "the European hedgehog", referring to the bristly ovary.

Plant ID:  00675

Clonal Name: 'Free Spirit' 

Award:  CBR/AOS given on 04-12-03 at the Michigan Orchid Society show. 

Additional Information:  Relatively frequent and widely distributed in the forested mountains from southern Mexico into Bolivia at altitudes of 1,640 feet (500 m) to 11,480 feet (3,500 m).

Synonyms:

Pleurothallis erinacea  Rchb.f.

Humboldtia erinacea  (Rchb.f.) Kuntze

Pleurothallis muricata  Schltr.

Pleurothallis sororia  Schltr.

Kraenzlinella muricata  (Schltr.) Rolfe

Kraenzlinella rufescens  Rolfe

Kraenzlinella sororia  (Schltr.) Rolfe

Pleurothallis rufescens  (Rolfe) Schltr.

Pleurothallis diuturna  Schltr.

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