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Stelis argentata is an epiphytic orchid in the genus Stelis.
Description[]
Plant blooms from summer to fall with 6mm flowers.
Distribution[]
Plant is found in clusters on tree branches in Mexico, Guatemala, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru and Venezuela at elevations of 120 to 2200 meters .
Culture[]
Keep plant in partial shade. Plant can be grown in cool to warm conditions. Pot the plant in fine bark with perlite or sphagnum moss. Water regularly and keep potting media moist.
Varieties[]
Naming[]
Common Names:The Silvery Stelis
Synonyms[]
- Stelis vulcanica Schltr. 1915
- Stelis dubia Lindl. 1859
- Stelis endresii Rchb. f. 1870
- Stelis glandulosa Ames 1923
- Stelis heylidyana H. Focke 1849
- Stelis huebneri Schltr. 1925
- Stelis littoralis Barb. Rodr. 1882
- Stelis nanegalensis Lindl. 1859
- Stelis parvibracteata Ames 1922
- Stelis pichinchae Dodson & Garay 1980
- Stelis praesecta Schltr. 1923
- Stelis propinqua Ames 1923
- Stelis superbiens Lindl. 1858
- Stelis violascens Schltr. 1923
- Stelis yauaperyensis Barb.Rodr. 1891