Manhattan Oncidium Orchid Blossom

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Yellow orchid, Oncidium species.

Photographed on the Upper East Side of Manhattan, NYC.

Image: GrrlScientist, 18 May 2009 [larger view].

There are several hundred recognized Oncidium species, but the experts reclassify plants in this group often, so I am not sure which species this is. Additionally, Oncidium species have been freely hybridized in captivity.

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