Onion Orchid at Mongarlowe, NSW
Identification history
| Microtis sp. | 23 Jan 2022 | MattM | ||
| Unidentified | 21 Jan 2022 | LisaH |
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5 comments
arjay
wrote:
22 Jan 2022
Microtis sp. Lots of them out here at the moment. Pretty much the tail end of them now.
MattM
wrote:
31 Jan 2022
Unfortunately I would need to see the labellum details more clearly to ID it further. My guess would be Microtis unifolia, but the flowers are quite spaced well apart and given the proximity to the coast M. rara is a possibility.
arjay
wrote:
1 Feb 2022
If I send you a better photo (including the labellum) could you give me a definite ID? Or can you tell me what to look for?
MattM
wrote:
6 Feb 2022
I can’t make any promises, but I will do my best. In M. parviflora the labellum is short, has smooth margins, and is somewhat heart-shaped. In M. unifolia the labellum is longer, more rectangular with parallel margins, and the margins are typically crinkly/undulating. In M. rara the flowers are widely spaced along the stem, and the labellum is as for unifolia but generally held away from the ovaries.
Location information
- Maps Mongarlowe River
- Places Mongarlowe, NSW
Sighting information
Additional information
- 30cm to 1 metre Plant height
- True In flower
Species information
- Microtis sp. Scientific name
- Onion Orchid Common name
- Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Machine learning
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In flower
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