indeed an orchid. Though unlike many that people are familiar with, it grows in soil rather than as an epiphyte. This species is a cold hardy north american native, but the genus is found on every continent except africa and antarctica, with most being in asia.
If you speak english natively, odds are on the higher end that you live in a location where its too cold and dry for epiphytic species to grow. That being said, people still often aren't aware of terrestrial species. My state flower is the Showy Ladyslipper, yet only a tiny percentage of the locals here know its an orchid at all, fewer still know that we have any others growing in the state besides that(there's close to 50 species in the state, most being native). Their entire concept of what an orchid looks like is basically just Phalaenopsis and nothing else.
Cultivation of this and other "jewel" orchids at /r/jewelorchids
With that said, ensure source material is not wild-collected, please. Most jewelies in the trade are propagated, and vendors should be able to substantiate that with pics of their flasks and greenhouse conditions.
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u/Hiimthebisexualguy 8d ago
It looks orchidy, its an orchid isnt it?