Status:
valid
Authors:
(Rchb.f.) Luer
Source:
wcs
Year:
1978
Citation Micro:
Selbyana 2: 208 (1978)
WFO Identifier:
wfo-0000946250
Common Names
- Aviceps Dryadella
- Aviceps Dryadella
- Aviceps-Leaf Dryadella
Description
Dryadella aviceps (also called Crested Dryadella, among many other common names) is a perennial herbaceous plant native to South America. It has a basal rosette of linear to lanceolate leaves and yellow flowers. It prefers moist, shady habitats such as bogs and wet meadows.
Uses & Benefits
Dryadella aviceps is used as an ornamental plant in gardens and can be used to attract butterflies and other pollinators.
Flower, Seeds and Seedlings
The flower of Dryadella aviceps is a small, white, five-petaled flower with yellow anthers. The seed is a small, black, ovoid capsule with a single seed inside. The seedlings are small, with long, narrow leaves.
Cultivation and Propagation
Dryadella aviceps is a shrub that can be grown from seeds or cuttings. It prefers a sunny location and well-drained soil. Propagation from cuttings is the easiest way to propagate this plant. Take a cutting from a healthy stem and remove the lower leaves. Plant the cutting in a pot filled with moist soil and water regularly. The cutting should take root in a few weeks.
Where to Find Dryadella aviceps
Dryadella aviceps is native to Australia and can be found in the Northern Territory and Western Australia.
Species in the Dryadella genus
Dryadella ana-paulae,
Dryadella greenwoodiana,
Dryadella vitorinoi,
Dryadella werneri,
Dryadella barrowii,
Dryadella clavellata,
Dryadella crassicaudata,
Dryadella mocoana,
Dryadella nasuta,
Dryadella nortonii,
Dryadella sublata,
Dryadella toscanoi,
Dryadella vasquezii,
Dryadella wuerstlei,
Dryadella litoralis,
Dryadella marilyniana,
Dryadella ataleiensis,
Dryadella albicans,
Dryadella aurea,
Dryadella auriculigera,
Dryadella aviceps,
Dryadella butcheri,
Dryadella crenulata,
Dryadella cristata,
Dryadella cuspidata,
Dryadella dodsonii,
Dryadella dressleri,
Dryadella edwallii,
Dryadella elata,
Dryadella espirito-santensis,
Dryadella fuchsii,
Dryadella gnoma,
Dryadella gomes-ferreirae,
Dryadella guatemalensis,
Dryadella hirtzii,
Dryadella kautskyi,
Dryadella lilliputiana,
Dryadella linearifolia,
Dryadella lueriana,
Dryadella marsupiata,
Dryadella meiracyllium,
Dryadella minuscula,
Dryadella odontostele,
Dryadella osmariniana,
Dryadella pachyrhiza,
Dryadella perpusilla,
Dryadella pusiola,
Dryadella rodrigoi,
Dryadella simula,
Dryadella sororcula,
Species in the Orchidaceae family
Aa fiebrigii,
Aa hartwegii,
Aa hieronymi,
Aa leucantha,
Aa lorentzii,
Aa macra,
Aa achalensis,
Aa maderoi,
Aa mandonii,
Aa matthewsii,
Aa microtidis,
Aa paleacea,
Aa argyrolepis,
Aa riobambae,
Aa rosei,
Aa schickendanzii,
Aa sphaeroglossa,
Aa trilobulata,
Aa weddelliana,
Aa aurantiaca,
Aa calceata,
Aa colombiana,
Aa denticulata,
Aa erosa,
Aa figueroi,
Aa lozanoi,
Aa lehmannii,
Acampe carinata,
Acampe cephalotes,
Acampe ochracea,
Acampe pachyglossa,
Acampe praemorsa,
Acampe joiceyana,
Acampe hulae,
Acanthophippium bicolor,
Acanthophippium chrysoglossum,
Acanthophippium curtisii,
Acanthophippium eburneum,
Acanthophippium gougahense,
Acanthophippium javanicum,
Acanthophippium lilacinum,
Acanthophippium mantinianum,
Acanthophippium parviflorum,
Acanthophippium pictum,
Acanthophippium splendidum,
Acanthophippium striatum,
Acanthophippium sylhetense,
Acanthophippium curtisii,
Achlydosa glandulosa,
Acianthera aculeata,