Fischer's Phragmipedium

Fischer's Phragmipedium :: Phragmipedium fischeri

Bad at Goodbyes :: Episode 090

On today’s show we learn about the Fischer's Phragmipedium, a critically endangered orchid native to northwest Ecuador, to the Carchi Province, on the Columbian border. Its scientific name is Phragmipedium fischeri and it was first described in 1996.

For more information about Phragmipedium conservation and conservation in Carchi Ecuador in general, please see the Dracula Reserve at https://reservadracula.org/.

(00:05) Intro(02:05) Species Information(26:26) Citations(28:20) Music(36:01) Pledge

Research for today’s show was compiled from:

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