Habenaria ichneumonea

Habenaria ichneumonea

Native to:
Angola | Benin | Botswana | Burkina | Burundi | Cameroon | Central African Republic | Congo | DR Congo | Eritrea | Ethiopia | Guinea | Ivory Coast | Kenya | Malawi | Mali | Nigeria | Rwanda | Senegal | Sierra Leone | Tanzania | Uganda | Zambia | Zimbabwe

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Taxonomy

Division:
Magnoliophyta | - Flowering plants
Family:
Orchidaceae
Genus:
Habenaria
Species:
Habenaria ichneumonea

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:
bees, butterflies

Source: deepseek-v4-flash

Propagation & Germination

Notes:
Dust seeds require symbiotic mycorrhizal fungi for germination; conventional cold stratification is not applicable.

Source: deepseek-v4-flash