Gastrodia sesamoides

Cinnamon Bells at Conder, ACT

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Identification history

Gastrodia sesamoides	6 Nov 2024	RWPurdie
Gastrodia sesamoides	6 Nov 2024	MattM
Unverified	5 Nov 2024	Halina

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This plant just popped up in my garden. I've never seen it before and have lived here for 14 years.

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MattM wrote:

6 Nov 2024

It's a potato orchid. They often occur in garden mulch so are spread around urban gardens. You can find them and onion orchids in the garden beds around Lonsdale St and Garema Pl.

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Location information

Places Conder, ACT

Sighting information

1 Abundance
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Additional information

30cm to 1 metre Plant height
True In flower

Species information

Gastrodia sesamoides Scientific name
Cinnamon Bells Common name
Sensitive
Local native
Non-invasive or negligible
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In flower
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