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Epidendrum frutex, Termales del Ruiz, Colombia Strange but true, these tall grasses are in fact orchids.<br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/149580/epidendrum_frutex_-_closeup_termales_del_ruiz_colombia.html" title="Epidendrum frutex - closeup, Termales del Ruiz, Colombia"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/2/149580_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1759968010&Signature=ALFchZsosOph7P6iwgudg4vgr9E%3D" width="200" height="188" alt="Epidendrum frutex - closeup, Termales del Ruiz, Colombia Strange but true, these tall grasses are in fact orchids.<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/149581/epidendrum_frutex_termales_del_ruiz_colombia.html Colombia,Colombia 2022,Epidendrum frutex,Fall,Geotagged,P&aacute;ramo,South America,Termales del Ruiz,World" /></a></figure> Colombia,Colombia 2022,Epidendrum frutex,Fall,Geotagged,Páramo,South America,Termales del Ruiz,World Click/tap to enlarge

Epidendrum frutex, Termales del Ruiz, Colombia

Strange but true, these tall grasses are in fact orchids.

Epidendrum frutex - closeup, Termales del Ruiz, Colombia Strange but true, these tall grasses are in fact orchids.<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/149581/epidendrum_frutex_termales_del_ruiz_colombia.html Colombia,Colombia 2022,Epidendrum frutex,Fall,Geotagged,Páramo,South America,Termales del Ruiz,World

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  1. View Christine Young's profile
    Christine Young
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    What?! I never would have thought that. Posted 2 years ago
    1. View Ferdy Christant's profile
      Ferdy Christant
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      It's a fun fact. Posted 2 years ago
      1. View Christine Young's profile
        Christine Young
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        Fun with a capital F because it was also a very unexpected fact. Posted 2 years ago
    3. View Thibaud Aronson's profile
      Thibaud Aronson
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      For just about any configuration or shape you can picture, there's an orchid like it (except for actual trees :) Posted 2 years ago
      1. View Ferdy Christant's profile
        Ferdy Christant
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        I searched for "orchid trees". They exist but they're not in fact orchid trees at all. So pinpoint logic :) Posted 2 years ago
        1. View Thibaud Aronson's profile
          Thibaud Aronson
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          Haha exactly! Beautiful trees by the way, but definitely something else. Posted 2 years ago

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The Epidendrum frutex

"Epidendrum frutex" is a high-altitude species of reed-stemmed "Epidendrum" orchid native to Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela.

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Similar species: Agaves, Aloes, Onions
Species identified by Ferdy Christant
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By Ferdy Christant

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Uploaded May 20, 2023. Captured Sep 25, 2022 09:01 in XJCC+5P Villamaría, Caldas, Colombia.
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  • NIKON D850
  • f/4.5
  • 1/250s
  • ISO720
  • 80mm
Captured in the fall. More fall photos.