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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Thank you Jenny.
Yes i have walked through this reserve myself.
I hope you see the flowers when they have their season.

Acianthus fornicatus
Jennybach wrote:
Yesterday
Jason, thank you for that. I visit Ulladulla and Mollymook often and will definitely look out for orchids in their wildflower reserve.
FYI the Ulladulla wildlife reserve supply a photographic guide in their visitors book and Acianthus fornicatus is listed and pictured. So you’re likely spot on. Also cobra greenhood and helmet orchid are included in their guide.

Acianthus fornicatus
MattM wrote:
Yesterday
@AMR if you scroll down to the bottom of the page there is a section called "Sighting Information" which has the record date as opposed to the upload date. It says this was recorded 18 September 2013.

Caladenia actensis
AMR wrote:
Yesterday
This appears to show 18 May as the date of the record, perhaps it is the date it was uploaded or when the species was identified? A leaf usually emerges late winter with flowering mostly in Sept/Oct. ALA records (64 only) show all their records outside Sept/Oct are seed collections made in summer. Can a note be added to avoid misleading visitors?

Caladenia actensis
Yesterday
Jennybach. Good morning !
An orchid such as for example in the genus _Acianthus_ .
Please watch this over the seasons for flower(s) .

Acianthus fornicatus
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