Orchids


There are about 30,000 species of orchid worldwide making Orchidaceae the largest family of flowering plants. They are found in a diverse range of habitats.

Orchids have distinctive flowers, consisting of three sepals and three petals. The third petal is greatly modified into a specialised structure known as a labellum. Another distinctive feature is the column, a fusion of the sexual parts of the flower (stamens and style) into a fleshy structure. Most terrestrial orchids grow from a tuber which is replaced each year.

Some orchids are designated as rare and endangered plants. Others, although reasonably common, are very localised in their occurence. All orchids are protected species and should not be disturbed in their native habitat. For these reasons all orchids have been included as rare or sensitive plants.


Orchids

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MattM wrote:
2 Oct 2024
One of the leafy greenhoods eg. Pterostylis lineata or P. longifolia.

Unidentified Orchid
MattM wrote:
1 Oct 2024
Yeah. I believe C. platychilus is supposedly restricted to the Canberra region, and is probably the same thing as C. robertsonii.

Calochilus platychilus
Tapirlord wrote:
30 Sep 2024
This should be C.robertsonii right?? Or have I got the two names confused again? (I can't remember what the distribution under the Jones treatment is). Either way I think we should revert to C.robertsonii. I'll send and email.

Calochilus platychilus
Clarel wrote:
30 Sep 2024
That’s exciting. Another one I’ve never seen before. Thanks!

Calochilus campestris
Tapirlord wrote:
30 Sep 2024
Wrong name sorry!!

Calochilus campestris
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