Microtis sp.

Onion Orchid at Holt, ACT

Microtis sp. at Holt, ACT - 25 Nov 2020
Microtis sp. at Holt, ACT - 25 Nov 2020
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Identification history

Microtis sp. 3 Dec 2020 MattM
Microtis unifolia 3 Dec 2020 sangio7

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User's notes

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

MattM wrote:
   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.
sangio7 wrote:
   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].
SandraH wrote:
   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

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Sighting information

  • 16 - 100 Abundance
  • 25 Nov 2020 12:44 PM Recorded on
  • sangio7 Recorded by

Additional information

  • 10cm to 30cm Plant height
  • True In flower

Species information

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

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