highest orchid altitude growing

[moria0672]

Dear friends,
finally i've also translated the italian version of an aticle about this question, in english.
I hope you can find it interesting.

Orchids, what at highest elevation? | Orchids.it

Many thanks to all for the information that has been given.

Ciao

[Royal]

Good article! And good OB citation! More proof that the OB is "The source for all your orchid needs!"

[orchideric]

This actually came up in my research. In Peru the highest orchid is always a species of Myrosmodes (formerly part of Aa). These are dwarf plants that grow half buried in high elevation bogs. The normal range is around 4100-4300 m (+/- 12,400-13,000 ft.) with an extreme collected above 4600 m (I don't remember the exact elevation).

There may be some terrestrials in Tibet and environs that get that high up but I haven't checked.

Eric