Ghost Orchid (Epipogium aphyllum)
Epipogium aphyllum is a rare, leafless, mycoheterotrophic orchid. Lacking chlorophyll, it gets nutrients from fungi in dark, moist forests. It develops a pale,.
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Synonyms
Epipactis epipogium (L.) All.
Epipogium generalis E.H.L.Krause
Limodorum epipogium (L.) Sw.
Satyrium epipogium L.
Serapias epigogium (L.) Steud.
Taxonomy
- kingdomPlantae
- divisionTracheophyta
- classLiliopsida
- orderAsparagales
- familyOrchidaceae
- genusEpipogium
- speciesEpipogium aphyllum