Dryadella is a genus

Genus

In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...

 of miniature orchids, formerly included in the genus Masdevallia

Masdevallia

Masdevallia, abbreviated Masd in horticultural trade, is a large genus of flowering plants of the Pleurothallidinae, a subtribe of the orchid family . There are over 500 species, grouped into several subgenera...

. Plants are typically composed of a tuft of leaves from 3 to 6 cm long. The small (1–2 cm) flowers are often conspicuously spotted, and are borne at the base of the leaves. There are about 40 species

Species

In biology, a species is one of the basic units of biological classification and a taxonomic rank. A species is often defined as a group of organisms capable of interbreeding and producing fertile offspring. While in many cases this definition is adequate, more precise or differing measures are...

, distributed from southern Mexico

Mexico

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 to southern Brazil

Brazil

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 and northern Argentina

Argentina

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. In cultivation many of the species seem to respond well to being grown on cork or treefern rather than in pots. The attractive species Dryadella edwallii

Dryadella edwallii

Dryadella edwallii is a species of orchid....

, commonly known as 'Partridge in the Grass' can be easily grown into a spectacular specimen plant, full of flowers.

List of species

• Dryadella albicans (Luer) Luer (1978)
• Dryadella ana-paulae V.P.Castro (2004)
• Dryadella aurea Luer & Hirtz (1999)
• Dryadella auriculigera (Rchb.f.) Luer (1978)
• Dryadella aviceps (Rchb.f.) Luer (1978)
• Dryadella barrowii Luer (2005)
• Dryadella butcheri Luer (1999)
• Dryadella clavellata Luer & Hirtz (2005)
• Dryadella crassicaudata Luer (2005)
• Dryadella crenulata (Pabst) Luer (1978)
• Dryadella cristata Luer & R.Escobar (1982)
• Dryadella cuspidata Luer & Hirtz (1999)
• Dryadella dodsonii Luer (1999)
• Dryadella dressleri Luer (1999)
• Dryadella edwallii
  Dryadella edwallii
  Dryadella edwallii is a species of orchid....
  
  (Cogn.) Luer (1978)
• Dryadella elata (Luer) Luer (1978)
• Dryadella espirit o-santensis (Pabst) Luer (1978)
• Dryadella fuchsii Luer (1999)
• Dryadella gnoma (Luer) Luer (1978)
• Dryadella gomes-ferreirae (Pabst) Luer (1978)
• Dryadella greenwoodiana Soto Arenas (2002)
• Dryadella guatemalensis (Schltr.) Luer (1978)
• Dryadella hirtzii Luer (1980)
• Dryadella kautskyi (Pabst) Luer (1978)
• Dryadella lilliputiana (Cogn.) Luer (1978)
• Dryadella linearifolia (Ames) Luer (1978)
• Dryadella litoralis Campacci (2007)
• Dryadella lueriana Carnevali & G.A.Romero (1991)
• Dryadella marilyniana Luer (2006)
• Dryadella marsupiata Luer (1982)
• Dryadella meiracyllium (Rchb.f.) Luer (1978)
• Dryadella minuscula Luer & R.Escobar (1978)
• Dryadella mocoana Luer & R.Escobar (2005)
• Dryadella nasuta Luer & Hirtz (2005)
• Dryadella nortonii Luer (2005)
• Dryadella odontostele Luer (1996)
• Dryadella osmariniana (Braga) Garay & Dunst. (1979)
• Dryadella pachyrhiza Luer & Hirtz (1999)
• Dryadella perpusilla (Kraenzl.) Luer cepted
• Dryadella pusiola (Rchb.f.) Luer (1978)
• Dryadella rodrigoi Luer (1999)
• Dryadella simula
  Dryadella simula
  Dryadella simula is a species of orchid....
  
  (Rchb.f.) Luer (1978)
• Dryadella sororcula Luer (1996)
• Dryadella sublata Luer & J.Portilla (2005)
• Dryadella summersii (L.O.Williams) Luer (1978)
• Dryadella susanae (Pabst) Luer (1978)
• Dryadella toscanoi Luer (2005)
• Dryadella vasquezii Luer (2005)
• Dryadella verrucosa Luer & R.Escobar (1999)
• Dryadella vitorinoi Luer & Toscano (2002)
• Dryadella werneri Luer (2001)
• Dryadella wuerstlei Luer (2005)
• Dryadella zebrina (Porsch) Luer (1978)