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| Coastal Orchis
A group name for several species of parasitic orchid-like plants found growing mostly on the yabana cane but sometimes on other trees, along the southwestern coast of the Trier Sea. They are generally very showy and colorful and are sometimes cultivated for that reason; some have medicinal values, some are poisonous and/or carnivorous; and a few are used by perfumers or spice-compounders. Lyrman's Ruby-Throated Orchis is the best-known of the ornamental varieties, although the Royal Gull, so named for its long, arching, white side-petals, and the Flame-Flower are also popular. The common Red-Eye Orchis is widely believed to be poisonous and does cause a poison-ivy-like irritation of the skin on contact; the sap of the much rarer Turtle Orchis is a deadly poison. The Dragon Orchis, which has a superficial similarity to the Lyrman's Ruby-Throated, is carnivorous, as is the Toad Orchis.
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