Taxonomy

Division:

Magnoliophyta | - Flowering plants

Family:

Orchidaceae

Genus:

Habenaria

Species:

Habenaria cultellifolia

Growth Characteristics

Growth Habit:

Geophyte

Height:

60 cm

Drought Tolerance:

Low

Bloom Months:

jul,aug,sep

Bloom Colors:

white, green

Garden & Ecology Notes

Wildlife Value:

pollinators

Fire Ecology:

Requires fire for germination

Fire Notes:

Frequent fire maintains open, sunny conditions in its wet pine savanna habitat; fire suppression leads to canopy closure and decline.

Source: deepseek-v4-flash

Propagation & Germination

Notes:

Dust seeds require symbiotic mycorrhizal fungi or sterile asymbiotic agar medium for germination; conventional cold stratification is not applicable.

Source: deepseek-v4-flash