Gastrodia sp.

Potato Orchid at Tinderry, NSW

Gastrodia sp. at Tinderry, NSW - suppressed

Gastrodia sp. at Tinderry, NSW - suppressed

Gastrodia sp. at Tinderry, NSW - suppressed

Gastrodia sp. at Tinderry, NSW - suppressed

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Identification history

	Gastrodia sp.	12 Feb 2022	DerekC
	Gastrodia sp.	11 Feb 2022	Tapirlord
	Unverified	17 Dec 2021	BenHarvey

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Orobanche-like stalked plant

1 comment

DerekC wrote:

12 Feb 2022

I think we could be reasonably confident this is Gastrodia procera. It would be nice to have seen it in full flower.

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Location information

Maps Tinderry Nature Reserve
Places Tinderry, NSW

Sighting information

5 Abundance
BenHarvey Recorded by
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Plants Orchids BenHarvey Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr

Additional information

10cm to 30cm Plant height
False In flower

Species information

Gastrodia sp. Scientific name
Potato Orchid Common name
Sensitive
Local native
Non-invasive or negligible
Machine learning
In flower

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