Top native lower epidendroideae
70 species, native to the US, ranked by caterpillars, then bees and other hosts, food, flowers and shelter.
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Heartleaf Twayblade
Neottia cordata
food
5
flowers
2
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Northern Coralroot
Corallorhiza trifida
food
4
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White Adder's Mouth
Malaxis monophyllos
food
4
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Fen Orchid
Liparis loeselii
food
2
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Pacific Coralroot
Corallorhiza mertensiana
food
1
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Large Twayblade
Liparis liliifolia
flowers
23
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Tuberous Grasspink
Calopogon tuberosus
flowers
6
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Three Birds Orchid
Triphora trianthophoros
flowers
4
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Crane-fly Orchid
Tipularia discolor
flowers
2
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Stream Orchid
Epipactis gigantea
flowers
2
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Dragon's Mouth
Arethusa bulbosa
flowers
2
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Pine Pink
Bletia purpurea
flowers
2
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Spotted Coralroot
Corallorhiza maculata
flowers
1
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Fairy-slipper
Calypso bulbosa
flowers
1
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Putty Root
Aplectrum hyemale
flowers
1
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Florida Butterfly Orchid
Encyclia tampensis
flowers
1
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Pale Grasspink
Calopogon pallidus
flowers
1
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Broad-lipped Twayblade
Neottia convallarioides
flowers
1
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Night Scented Orchid
Epidendrum nocturnum
flowers
1
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Northwestern Twayblade
Neottia banksiana
shelter
1
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Striped Coralroot
Corallorhiza striata
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Phantom Orchid
Cephalanthera austiniae
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Spring Coralroot
Corallorhiza wisteriana
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Autumn Coralroot
Corallorhiza odontorhiza
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Greenfly Orchid
Epidendrum conopseum
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Southern Twayblade
Neottia bifolia
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Bearded Grasspink
Calopogon barbatus
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Green Adder's-mouth
Malaxis unifolia
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Crested Coralroot
Bletia spicata
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Stiff Flower Star Orchid
Epidendrum rigidum
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Big-mouth Star Orchid
Epidendrum amphistomum
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Many-flowered Grasspink
Calopogon multiflorus
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Clamshell Orchid
Prosthechea cochleata
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Kidneyleaf Twayblade
Neottia smallii
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Gentian Noddingcaps
Triphora gentianoides
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Glass Mountain Crested Coralroot
Bletia nitida
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Oklahoma Grasspink
Calopogon oklahomensis
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Chiricahua Adder's Mouth
Malaxis macrostachya
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Florida Adder's-mouth
Malaxis spicata
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Dollar Orchid
Prosthechea boothiana
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Arizona Crested Coralroot
Bletia arizonica
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White Adder's-mouth
Malaxis brachypoda
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Texas Crested Coralroot
Bletia warnockii
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Huachuca Mountain Adder's-mouth Orchid
Malaxis corymbosa
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ʻAwapuhiakanaloa
Liparis hawaiensis
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Flor De Llanten
Stelis gelida
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Northern Twayblade
Neottia borealis
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Cochise Adder's-mouth Orchid
Tamayorkis porphyrea
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Pantropical Widelip Orchid
Liparis nervosa
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Largeflower Crested Coralroot
Bletia mexicana