Microtis (genus)
onion orchids at Canberra Central, ACT
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| Microtis (genus) | TonyWood | 18 Dec 2016 | |
| Microtis (genus) | TonyWood | 18 Dec 2016 | |
| Microtis parviflora | nic.jario | 18 Dec 2016 |
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User's notes
Could also be Microtis unifolia. In hindsight i should have taken a photo from lower down, on an angle pointing up at the flowers to get a better ID.
1 comment
19 Dec 2016
Looks like the fkowers have been fertilized so doubt a different angle would help much with identification.
Location information
- Maps Black Mountain
- Places Canberra Central, ACT
Sighting information
- 2 Abundance
- nic.jario Recorded by
Collections
Species information
- Microtis (genus) Scientific name
- onion orchids Common name
- Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1425.95m Recorded at altitude
Seasonal activity
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In flower
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