Leafless Orchid

(Wullschlaegelia aphylla)

Description

Cranichis is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It contains about 50 species, native to South America, Central America, Mexico and the West Indies, with one species (C. muscosa) extending into Florida.

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:

Kingdom: Plantae

Phylum: Magnoliophyta

Class: Liliopsida

Order:Asparagales

Family:Orchidaceae

Genus:Wullschlaegelia

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