Orchid field guide
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.
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Corunastylis cornuta (Horned Midge Orchid)
Corunastylis formosa (Cathcart Midge Orchid)
Corunastylis sp. (A Midge Orchid)
Diplodium alveatum (ACT) = Pterostylis alveata (NSW) (Coastal Greenhood)
Diplodium fischii (Fisch's greenhood)
Diplodium obtusum (Blunt-tongue Greenhood)
Diplodium truncatum (Little Dumpies, Brittle Greenhood)
Dipodium interaneum (Yellow Hyacinth Orchid)
Diuris amabilis (Large Golden Moth)
Diuris dendrobioides (Late Mauve Doubletail)
Diuris nigromontana (Black Mountain Leopard Orchid)
Diuris punctata (Purple Donkey Orchid)
Diuris subalpina (Small Snake Orchid)
Dockrillia sp. (A Rock Orchid)
Gastrodia surcula (Snowgum potato orchid)
Hymenochilus crassicaulis (Alpine swan greenhood)
Lyperanthus suaveolens (Brown Beaks)
Microtis oblonga (Sweet Onion Orchid)
Oligochaetochilus aciculiformis (Needle-point rustyhood)
Oligochaetochilus boormanii (Sikhs whiskers, Boorroans Green-hood)
