Gastrodia procera

Tall Potato Orchid at Bimberi, NSW

Gastrodia procera at Bimberi, NSW - 12 Jan 2019
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Gastrodia procera 14 Feb 2019 TobiasHayashi
Gastrodia sp. 12 Jan 2019 MattM

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Figured I'd take a photo of the potato orchid while Dad cleared the fallen tree from the road. :p Could this be G. surcula due to the paler flowers and slender stem?

4 comments

TobiasHayashi wrote:
   14 Feb 2019
I'll confirm this as G procera. Mark describes G surcula as having greyish flowers, although the colonial Tasmanian Gastrodia don't appear to have grey flowers necessarily (I have the Wapstra 2012 Tas Nat article which describes that if you'd like it). I suspect it is impossible to confirm as surcula without digging up the rhizomes.
TobiasHayashi wrote:
   14 Feb 2019
I guess if it was G surcula you might expect a dense colony of them rather than a single individual.
MattM wrote:
   21 Feb 2019
Sorry for the late reply, Tobias. I would be quite interested in reading Wapstra article if you have it handy.
TobiasHayashi wrote:
   21 Feb 2019
No worries. What's your email?

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  • 1 Abundance
  • 12 Jan 2019 10:53 AM Recorded on
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  • True In flower
  • 30cm to 1 metre Plant height

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