Cypella osteniana

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Cypella osteniana Beauverd is native to Brazil, Uruguay, and Argentina and occurs on stony grasslands and hillsides in southern and eastern Uruguay. Plants grow from 30-60 cm and flower in spring. This species is easily identified by its two-flowered spathes and white flowers with divergent stigma lobes. The first two photos were taken by Germán Roitman. The next two photos were taken by Susan Hayek for Diana Chapman. The last two were taken by Mary Sue Ittner.

Cypella osteniana Beauverd ssp. aurantiaca Roitman & J.A.Castillo was described as a new subspecies occurring in Argentina and Uruguay in 2004. In 2025, it is considered a synonym of Cypella fucata Ravenna. The photo below, taken by Germán Roitman, shows them together.