Orchids


There are about 30,000 species of orchid worldwide making Orchidaceae the largest family of flowering plants. They are found in a diverse range of habitats.

Orchids have distinctive flowers, consisting of three sepals and three petals. The third petal is greatly modified into a specialised structure known as a labellum. Another distinctive feature is the column, a fusion of the sexual parts of the flower (stamens and style) into a fleshy structure. Most terrestrial orchids grow from a tuber which is replaced each year.

Some orchids are designated as rare and endangered plants. Others, although reasonably common, are very localised in their occurence. All orchids are protected species and should not be disturbed in their native habitat. For these reasons all orchids have been included as rare or sensitive plants.


Orchids

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MattM wrote:
Yesterday
At least one of the flowers is fully open. You will need to get down on the ground to look into the flower to see its internal structure.

Hymenochilus muticus
Youspy wrote:
Yesterday
No, but flowers don't look entirely open to me even tho rosette is withered. I will check again tomorrow and see if this has changes and get a photo from a different angle.

Hymenochilus muticus
MattM wrote:
Yesterday
Did you see the labellum callus, and if so, what color was it?

Hymenochilus muticus
1 Sep 2025
my orchid guide says flowering in July would mean Pterostylis nutans. So lets go with that.

Pterostylis nutans
jonvanbeest wrote:
28 Aug 2025
In steep wet sclerophyll on Lophostemon confertus.

Dendrobium radiatum
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