Recently, the Soldier's Orchid was found growing near San Benito, Texas, at the native plant nursery owned by James and Susie Lovegren. TOTOS member, Dr. Alfred Richardson and former member Ken King identified the plant for their upcoming book on plants native to South Texas.

This diminuitive terrestrial orchid is believed to have been imported with seeds of centipede grass into the area of Indian River County, Florida in 1936. Since then, soldier's orchid has spread across Florida to Georgia, Texas, and Louisiana. Now it has shown up on the Lower Rio Grande Delta. It has proved adaptable and is found anywhere from heavily shaded swamps to sunny, dry lawns.

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