Canary three-finger orchid facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Canary three-finger orchid
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Order:	Asparagales
Family:	Orchidaceae
Subfamily:	Orchidoideae
Genus:	Habenaria
Species:	H. tridactylites
Binomial name
Habenaria tridactylites Lindl.
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Habenaria tridactylites is a special kind of flower called an orchid. It's also known as the Canary Three-finger Orchid. This plant is part of the Orchidaceae family. It only grows naturally in the Canary Islands. A scientist named John Lindley first described it in 1835.

What Does This Orchid Look Like?

The Habenaria tridactylites is an orchid that grows in the ground. Its flowers have unique parts. The top parts of the flower form a shape like a small "helmet." The lowest petal of the flower is called the lip. This lip is deeply split into three very long, finger-like sections. Each flower also has a long, tube-like part called a spur.

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  This orchid growing in its natural home.

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  A close-up of the beautiful flower.

Where Does This Orchid Grow?

The Canary Three-finger Orchid is an endemic plant. This means it is found only in the Canary Islands and nowhere else in the world.

It grows in different places on the islands:

• In Tenerife, you can find it on forested hillsides in the lower areas.
• In Gran Canaria, it grows at heights of 200 to 800 meters above sea level.
• It also lives on the other islands: La Gomera, La Palma, El Hierro, Lanzarote, and Fuerteventura.

See also

In Spanish: Habenaria tridactylites para niños