Species

Cephalanthera austiniae (Phantom orchid)

Cephalanthera austiniae. Photo: (c) mtash, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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Cephalanthera austiniae is a species of orchid known by the common names phantom orchid and snow orchid because the entire plant is white except for a few yellow markings on the flowers.

Humboldt Life
- Kingdom: Plantae (Plants)
  - Phylum: Tracheophyta (Vascular plants)
    - Subphylum: Angiospermae (Flowering plants)
      - Class: Liliopsida (Monocots)
        Order: Asparagales (Agaves, orchids, irises, and allies)
        Family: Orchidaceae (Orchids)
        Subfamily: Epidendroideae (Lower epidendroideae)
        Tribe: Neottieae
        Subtribe: Limodorinae
        Genus: Cephalanthera
        Species: Cephalanthera austiniae (Phantom orchid)

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Discussion

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