Three Birds Orchid

Triphora trianthophora

Modest

Native to Mississippi. How scores work Is it native here?

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Height: Up to about 1 foot
Light: Shade
Soil moisture: Usually moist

Triphora trianthophoros — bloom photograph — (c) Brandon Corder, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY 4.0 · Original photograph

Rare or protected plant. Specialist conservation planting; excluded from routine garden suggestions. Plant caution source

Hidden from default planting suggestions. Wildlife value and native status remain unchanged.

At a glance

Life cycle: Perennial

Not yet recorded · Spread · Leaves · Bloom

Bloom: NC species account not read yet.

Spread and leaves: no source found yet.

This plant is missing most of its facts, so Quercus is looking them up in old botany books.

Recorded in 10 Mississippi counties.

Also found with this plant

Wildlife whose habitat models include habitats this plant grows in, in Mississippi. Shared habitat, not food. 112 animals.

Tree Swallow
Tachycineta bicolor
Birds. 2 shared habitats
White Ibis
Eudocimus albus
Birds. 2 shared habitats
White-eyed Vireo
Vireo griseus
Birds. 2 shared habitats
White-winged Dove
Zenaida asiatica
Birds. 2 shared habitats
Wilson's Snipe
Gallinago delicata
Birds. 2 shared habitats
Wood Stork
Mycteria americana
Birds. 2 shared habitats
Yellow-throated Warbler
Dendroica dominica
Birds. 2 shared habitats
American Woodcock
Scolopax minor
Birds. 1 shared habitat
Bewick's Wren
Thryomanes bewickii
Birds. 1 shared habitat
Blue-headed Vireo
Vireo solitarius
Birds. 1 shared habitat
Blue-winged Teal
Anas discors
Birds. 1 shared habitat
Broad-winged Hawk
Buteo platypterus
Birds. 1 shared habitat
Brown Thrasher
Toxostoma rufum
Birds. 1 shared habitat
Brown-headed Cowbird
Molothrus ater
Birds. 1 shared habitat
Chipping Sparrow
Spizella passerina
Birds. 1 shared habitat
Chuck-will's-widow
Caprimulgus carolinensis
Birds. 1 shared habitat
Dunlin
Calidris alpina
Birds. 1 shared habitat
Eastern Bluebird
Sialia sialis
Birds. 1 shared habitat
Eastern Phoebe
Sayornis phoebe
Birds. 1 shared habitat
Fox Sparrow
Passerella iliaca
Birds. 1 shared habitat
Great-tailed Grackle
Quiscalus mexicanus
Birds. 1 shared habitat
Horned Grebe
Podiceps auritus
Birds. 1 shared habitat
Indigo Bunting
Passerina cyanea
Birds. 1 shared habitat
Lapland Longspur
Calcarius lapponicus
Birds. 1 shared habitat

Widespread birds also seen here (33)

Found in many habitats here, so not listed above.

All wildlife of Mississippi

Ecological relationships

Who uses this plant?

What these records mean

0CaterpillarsGenus host records with ranges including MS

0BeesSoutheastern regional records

0Specialist beesPollen specialists

—BirdsRecorded genus food-resource interactions; not a state feeding claim

No records yet · Ants · Beetles · Flies · Adult butterflies / moths · Other wasps · Other insects

Growing and identification

Plant details

Family: Orchidaceae
Flower color: White

What its natural habitat tells you

Growing sources and scope

Flower color · “White” · Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center
Height · “Up to about 1 foot” · Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center
Life cycle · “Perennial” · Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center
Light · “Shade” · Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center
primary_flower_color · “white” · Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center
Soil · “Moist” · Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center

Also known as

Triphora trianthophora

Conservation status

Mississippi rank	S2
Global rank	G4?
MS status	Not verified
Federal status	Not verified

Conservation source Global and federal source

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