Slender Onion Orchid at Watson, ACT
Identification history
| Microtis parviflora | 21 Oct 2020 | MattM | ||
| Microtis parviflora | 21 Oct 2020 | MattM | ||
| Microtis (genus) | 21 Oct 2020 | petersan |
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User's notes
Three in flower many leaves nearby
2 comments
waltraud
wrote:
16 Sep 2022
boys
how to distinguish between M parvifolia and M unifolia? Is it the labellum which seems curved in this photo (parvifolia) and not crinkled (as for unifolia)?
how to distinguish between M parvifolia and M unifolia? Is it the labellum which seems curved in this photo (parvifolia) and not crinkled (as for unifolia)?
MattM
wrote:
16 Sep 2022
Pretty much. Also the shape of the labellum being shorter and more heart-shaped rather than longer and more rectangular as for unifolia.
Location information
- Places Watson, ACT
Sighting information
- 20 Abundance
- petersan Recorded by
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Collections
petersan Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Microtis parviflora Orchids Plants
Additional information
- 30cm to 1 metre Plant height
Species information
- Microtis parviflora Scientific name
- Slender Onion Orchid Common name
- Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1295.07m Recorded at altitude
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In flower
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Synonyms
Microtis benthamiana
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