Microtis (genus)
onion orchids at Holt, ACT
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| Microtis (genus) | MattM | 3 Dec 2020 | |
| Microtis unifolia | sangio7 | 3 Dec 2020 |
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At least 7 patches with a dozen or so plants in each. Scattered across part of a slope that is usually the densest infestation of St. John's Wort on the Pinnacle NR. What persistence!
3 comments
3 Dec 2020
Microtis are the weeds we would have had if we didn’t have the exotic weeds. They are very good at colonising disturbed landscapes.
3 Dec 2020
Thanks Matt.
Not such a bad weed to have. Maybe they'll take over the slope if we keep spraying the SJW out :-)
[Such dreams keep us going].
Not such a bad weed to have. Maybe they'll take over the slope if we keep spraying the SJW out :-)
[Such dreams keep us going].
4 Dec 2020
I was surprised at how many patches of Microtis I noticed at Callum Brae yesterday - among the acres of saffron thistles, Paterson's curse, St John's Wort....
Sandra H
Sandra H
Location information
- Maps The Pinnacle
- Places Holt, ACT
Sighting information
- 16 - 100 Abundance
- sangio7 Recorded by
- 10cm to 30cm Plant height
- Yes In flower
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Species information
- Microtis (genus) Scientific name
- onion orchids Common name
- Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1425.95m Recorded at altitude
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In flower
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