Dichromanthus aurantiacus is a terrestrial species of orchid. It is native to much of Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras and El Salvador. It is a common and conspicuous weed in fallow fields in much of the region.Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant FamiliesGovaerts, R. (2004). World Checklist of Monocotyledons Database in ACCESS: 1-54382. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.Nelson Sutherland, C.H. (2008). Catálogo de las plantes vasculares de Honduras. Espermatofitas: 1-1576. SERNA/Guaymuras, Tegucigalpa, Honduras.Laferrière, Joseph E. 1994. Vegetation and flora of the Mountain Pima village of Nabogame, Chihuahua, Mexico. Phytologia 77:102-140. (listed as Spiranthes aurantiaca)
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External links IOSPE orchid photos, Dichromanthus aurantiacus (Lex.) Salazar & Soto Arenas 2002 University of California Botanical Garden, photo of the day, By Daniel Mosquin on September 10, 2009, Dichromanthus aurantiacus