Clifton's Anguloa vs

Anguloa cliftonii compared with Nostoc sphaericum

Key Differences

• Clifton's Anguloa is Critically Endangered while is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Clifton's Anguloa
Kingdom	Plantae (植物)	Bacteria (Bacteria)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (木兰植物门)	Cyanobacteria (藍菌門)
Class	Liliopsida (百合纲)	Cyanobacteriia
Order	Asparagales (天门冬目)	Cyanobacteriales (蓝菌目)
Family	Orchidaceae	Nostocaceae
Genus	Anguloa	Nostoc
Species	Anguloa cliftonii	Nostoc sphaericum

Conservation Status

Clifton's Anguloa

CR — Critically Endangered

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Clifton's Anguloa
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Clifton's Anguloa

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.

Clifton's Anguloa

Clifton's Anguloa, Anguloa cliftonii, is a striking terrestrial orchid in the family Orchidaceae native to the cloud forests of the Andes in Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru. The genus Anguloa, known as cradle orchids or tulip orchids, is celebrated among orchid enthusiasts for its large, tulip-shaped, waxy flowers that rock gently when moved, simulating the movement of a bee—a presumed pollination adaptation. The flowers of Anguloa cliftonii are creamy white to pale yellow, often with pink or rose spotting, and are produced singly on erect peduncles arising from the base of large, pleated pseudobulbs. The plant is a cool-growing epiphyte or lithophyte found in humid montane forest at elevations between approximately 1,500 and 2,500 meters in the Andes. Anguloa species are pollinated by male euglossine bees attracted to fragrant compounds. The cloud forest habitats of the Andes are among the world's most biodiverse ecosystems and simultaneously among the most threatened, subject to deforestation for agriculture, cattle ranching, and coca cultivation. Many Andean orchid species are also threatened by over-collection for the horticultural trade. Anguloa cliftonii is cultivated in specialist collections and is the subject of conservation concern in its native range.

Nostoc sphaericum是Nostocaceae科的一种群落性固氮蓝藻，形成肉眼可见的胶状球形或不规则群落。栖息于潮湿土壤、岩石和淡水环境，降雨后常形成明显的胶状团块。