Cranichis muscosa, the cypress-knee helmet orchid, is a species of terrestrial orchid. It is widespread across most of the West Indies, extending into Central America, southern Mexico, Belize, northern South America, and southern Florida.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10]
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Orchidaceae |
| Subfamily: | Orchidoideae |
| Tribe: | Cranichideae |
| Genus: | Cranichis |
| Species: | C. muscosa
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| Binomial name | |
| Cranichis muscosa Sw.
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References
edit- ^ a b Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
- ^ Flora of North America v 26 p 547, Cranichis muscosa Swartz, Prodr. 120. 1788.
- ^ Biota of North America Program, 2013 county distribution map
- ^ Hammel, B.E. & al. (2003). Manual de Plantas de Costa Rica 3: 1-884. Missouri Botanical Garden Press, St. Louis.
- ^ Sayers, B. & Du Plooy, H. (2003). Additions to the Orchid Flora of Belize. Lankesteriana 8: 1-3.
- ^ Harling, G. & Andersson, L. (2005). 225(2). Orchidaceae Genera Aa-Cyrtidiorchis. Flora of Ecuador 76: 1-347. Botanical Institute, University of Göteborg, Riksmuseum, Stockholm
- ^ Hokche, O., Berry, P.E. & Huber, O. (eds.) (2008). Nuevo Catálogo de la Flora Vascular de Venezuela: 1-859. Fundación Instituto Botánico de Venezuela.
- ^ Dueñas Gómez, H.del C. & Fernández Alonso, J.L. (2009). Sinopsis de la subfamilia Spiranthoideae (Orchidaceae) en Colombia, parte II. Revista de la Academia Colombiana de Ciencias Exactas, Físicas y Naturales 33: 157-181.
- ^ Macagnan, T.A., de Camargo Smidt, E. & Oliveira de Azevedo, C. (2011). A subtribo Cranichinae Lindl. (Orchidaceae) no estado do Paraná, Brasil. Revista Brasileira da Botánica 34: 447-461.
- ^ Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. & Strong, M.T. (2012). Catalogue of seed plants of the West Indies. Smithsonian Contributions to Botany 98: 1-1192.
External links
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Media related to Cranichis muscosa at Wikimedia Commons
- US Department of Agriculture plants profile
- IOSPE orchid photos, Cranichis muscosa Sw. 1788 Photo © by Prem Subrahmanyam and his The Florida Native Blog
- Plants of Saint Lucia, wild flowering plants, Cranichis muscosa
- Plants of the Eastern Caribbean, Cranichis muscosa Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine
- Swiss Orchid Foundation at the Herbarium Jany Renz, Cranichis muscosa
- Lachaussette Rouge, Cranichis muscosa photo gallery
- Florida Native Orchid Blog, Friday, February 6, 2009, hanging on by thread, Cranichis muscosa