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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Discussion

Clarel wrote:
1 hr ago
Ok. Many thanks. Lots to learn.

Eriochilus sp.
9 hrs ago
Nice team effort- sounds like thats what your wednesday walks are all about

Corunastylis clivicola
RobG1 wrote:
9 hrs ago
I wish I had spotted it, but one of the other Wednesday Walkers spotted a finished one and thought it was a Microtis. DerekC then had a look in the area and spotted this one in flower and then we started to see others. They are so small and easy to overlook.

Corunastylis clivicola
9 hrs ago
Cool! I do not have an eye for those midges!

Corunastylis clivicola
Tapirlord wrote:
10 hrs ago
Yeah this one is definitely late!

Cryptostylis subulata
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