How to identify Dense Peristylus
Identify Dense Peristylus by combining habit, leaf characters, flower or fruit details, location, and its family pattern. Do not rely on one feature alone.
- Look for a herb habit.
- Confirm flower colour: Green.
- In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: August-October.
- Confirm it sits within the Orchidaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Dense Peristylus.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Coeloglossum densum
- Genus
- Coeloglossum
- Family
- Orchidaceae
- Habit
- Herb
- Habitat
- Grasslands
- Habitat type
- Grassland
- Flowering & fruiting
- August-October
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Arrangement
- Alternate
Typical of the Orchidaceae family — a field-mark hint, not measured for this exact species.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower colour
- GreenrecordedGreen or greenish
Typical of the family
- Flower symmetry
- Zygomorphic (bilaterally symmetrical)
- Inflorescence
- Raceme
- Fruit
- Capsule
Characters marked “recorded” are for Dense Peristylus itself; the rest are typical of the Orchidaceae family — flowering plants only.
About Dense Peristylus
Dense Peristylus (Coeloglossum densum) is a herb in the Orchidaceae family. It grows in grasslands. Flowering and fruiting run from August to October.
Orchidaceae
Orchid family
Dense Peristylus belongs to the Orchidaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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