Onion Orchid at Illilanga & Baroona
Identification history
| Microtis sp. | 11 Nov 2017 | TonyWood | ||
| Microtis sp. aff. unifolia | 11 Nov 2017 | Illilanga |
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Private property. No public access without permission. Located along a rocky creek line in a boggy flat section.
4 comments
TonyWood
wrote:
12 Nov 2017
Microtis are a bit tricky to sort out. The labellum margins appear flat to me which suggests M. parviflora.
Illilanga
wrote:
12 Nov 2017
Thanks Tony. I think these are about to flower after the rain we have had. Is there anything I can take a photo of to help with identification? I could try for a macro shot of a more open flower (side and front )? We have your book, so we also use that as a guide. Sandra
TonyWood
wrote:
12 Nov 2017
Hi Sandra, a macro shot of an open flower would be good. Things to look for are whether the sides of the labellum are flat or crinkled and whether the apex of the labellum has a notch. As I understand it, Microtis have never been properly studied and there is some confusion about names; what has been called M. parviflora in our region may now be M. arenaria.
Illilanga
wrote:
13 Nov 2017
Thanks Tony. I'll keep my eye out for both of our Microtis orchids over the next few weeks.
Location information
- Maps Illilanga & Baroona
- Places Michelago, NSW
Sighting information
- 16 - 100 Abundance
- 22 Oct 2014 05:17 PM Recorded on
- Illilanga Recorded by
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Collections
Illilanga Completed
Additional information
- True In flower
- 10cm to 30cm Plant height
Species information
- Microtis sp. Scientific name
- Onion Orchid Common name
- Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-Invasive
- Machine learning
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In flower
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