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Orchids that start with C
Looking for orchids that begin with C? Here are 14 of them in alphabetical order, from “Caladenia” to “Cypripedium”.
All 14 orchids that start with C
- Caladenia
- Calypsoalso Fairy Slipper
- Catasetum
- Cattleya
- Coelogyne
- Common Spotted Orchid
- Common Twayblade
- Coralroot Orchid
- Coryanthesalso Bucket Orchid
- Corybasalso Helmet Orchid
- Cranefly Orchid
- Cycnochesalso Swan Orchid
- Cymbidium
- Cypripedium
About this list
- C is the most common first letter in this list: 14 of the 107 orchids (13%).
- Shortest: “Calypso”. Longest: “Common Spotted Orchid”.
- 4 names have more than one word.
- 4 can be spelled more than one way, and all the spellings count.
Quick answers
- How many orchids start with C?
- 14 of the 107 orchids in Icillion start with C, for example Cattleya, Cymbidium and Cypripedium.
- What is the longest name among orchids that start with C?
- The longest is “Common Spotted Orchid” and the shortest is “Calypso”.
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