Microtis sp.

Onion Orchid at Canberra Central, ACT

Microtis sp. at Canberra Central, ACT - 18 Dec 2016
Microtis sp. at Canberra Central, ACT - 18 Dec 2016
Microtis sp. at Canberra Central, ACT - 18 Dec 2016
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Identification history

Microtis sp. 18 Dec 2016 TonyWood
Microtis sp. 18 Dec 2016 TonyWood
Microtis parviflora 18 Dec 2016 nic.jario

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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.

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TonyWood wrote:
   19 Dec 2016
Looks like the fkowers have been fertilized so doubt a different angle would help much with identification.

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  • Microtis sp. Scientific name
  • Onion Orchid Common name
  • Sensitive
  • Local native
  • Non-invasive or negligible
  • Machine learning
  • In flower
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