''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.
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/ref>[Acevedo-RodrÃguez, P. & Strong, M.T. (2012). Catalogue of seed plants of the West Indies. Smithsonian Contributions to Botany 98: 1-1192.]
References
External links
US Department of Agriculture plants profile
* ttp://www.saintlucianplants.com/floweringplants/orchidaceae/cranmusc/cranmusc.html Plants of Saint Lucia, wild flowering plants, ''Cranichis muscosa'' br>Plants of the Eastern Caribbean, ''Cranichis muscosa''
Swiss Orchid Foundation at the Herbarium Jany Renz, ''Cranichis muscosa''
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Cranichidinae
Orchids of Central America
Orchids of Belize
Orchids of South America
Orchids of Mexico
Orchids of Florida
Flora of the Caribbean
Plants described in 1788
Taxa named by Olof Swartz