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Dresslerella pilosissima

Dresslerella pilosissima

Scientific Classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Liliopsida
Order: Asparagales
Family:Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Epidendroideae
Tribe: Epidendreae
SubTribe: Pleurothallidinae
Genus: Dresslerella
Species: Drslla. pilosissima
Alliance:
Binomial name
Dresslerella pilosissima
(Schltr.) Luer 1979


Dresslerella pilosissima is a species in the Dresslerella genus.

Description[]

Plant blooms in the winter with a single 4 mm wide flower.

Distribution[]

Plant is found growing in Costa Rica at elevations of 800 to 1100 meters

Culture[]

Keep plant in shade. Plant can be grown in intermediate conditions. Pot the plant in fine bark with perlite or sphagnum moss. Water regularly and keep potting media moist. Plants prefer high humidity.

Naming[]

Common Name: The Very Hairy Dresslerella

Synonyms[]

    • Pleurothallis pilosissima Schltr. 1923
  1. Restrepia pilosissima (Schltr.) Ames & C. Schweinf 1937
  2. Restrepiella pilosissima [Schlechter] Garay & Dunst 1966
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