Cattleya mossiae
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Order:	Asparagales
Family:	Orchidaceae
Subfamily:	Epidendroideae
Genus:	Cattleya
Subgenus:	Cattleya subg. Cattleya
Section:	Cattleya sect. Cattleya
Species:	C. mossiae
Binomial name
Cattleya mossiae C.Parker ex Hook.
Synonyms
Cattleya labiata var. mossiae (C.Parker ex Hook.) Lindl. Cattleya wageneri Rchb.f. Cattleya labiata var. reineckeana Rchb.f. Cattleya reineckiana Rchb.f. Epidendrum labiatum var. reineckeanum (Rchb.f.) Rchb.f. Epidendrum labiatum var. mossiae (C.Parker ex Hook.) Rchb.f. Epidendrum labiatum var. wageneri (Rchb.f.) Rchb.f. Cattleya carrierei Houllet Cattleya mossiae var. hardyana B.S.Williams & T.Moore Cattleya mossiae var. reineckeana Rchb.f. ex O'Brien Cattleya mossiae var. decora B.S.Williams Cattleya edithiana R.Warner ex B.S.Williams Cattleya aliciae Linden Cattleya mossiae var. coerulea Cogn. Cattleya mossiae var. beyrodtiana Schltr. Cattleya mossiae var. wageneri Braem Cattleya mossiae f. coerulea (Cogn.) M.Wolff & O.Gruss Cattleya mossiae f. reineckeana (Rchb.f. ex O'Brien) M.Wolff & O.Gruss Cattleya mossiae f. wageneri (Rchb.f.) M.Wolff & O.Gruss

Cattleya mossiae (literally 'Moss' Cattleya'), commonly known as the Easter orchid, is a species of labiate Cattleya orchid. The white-flowered form is sometimes known as Cattleya wagneri.^[1] The diploid chromosome number of C. mossiae has been determined as 2n = 40. The haploid chromosome number has been determined as n = 20.^[2]

It is among the group of very fragrant orchids.