Buccella nidifica  (Rchb.f.) Luer

From the Latin nidificus, "making a nest", probably alluding to the caespitose habit of the plant.

Plant ID:  00778/00532/01449/01098/03955

Clonal Name:  'Free Spirit' (on 03955)

Award:  CCM/AOS of 84 points (on 03955) given on 10-21-2006 at the Ann Arbor Judging Center

Additional Information:  Relatively common and variable in its wide range from Central America to the Eastern Cordillera of Colombia and to southwestern Ecuador at around 1,970 feet (600 m) to 6,560 feet (2,000 m).

Just an observation - 01098 had different length tails on different bloomings.  Perhaps growing conditions have an affect on the tail length.

Synonyms:

Masdevallia nidifica  Rchb.f.

Masdevallia cyathogastra  Schltr.

Masdevallia tenuicaudata  Schltr.

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