Thelymitra cyanea

• Post published:February 1, 2021
• Post category:Australian / Terrestrial

Thelymitra cyanea growing in the Bogong High Plains.

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Dipodium roseum

• Post published:January 6, 2021
• Post category:Australian / Terrestrial / Uncategorized

Dipodium roseum is very common hyacinth orchid in Victoria. The species grows in forest and woodland, putting up showy pink scapes during the summer. It is most similar to D.…

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Anoectochilus sp. North Sumatra

• Post published:July 26, 2020
• Post category:International / Terrestrial

A rather ornate bloom of Anoectochilus growing at approx 1000 m elevation in North Sumatra

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Dockrillia linguiformis growing as an epiphyte

• Post published:July 26, 2020
• Post category:Australian / Epiphytic

In the central coast of Australia, Dockrillia linguiformis (Dendrobium linguiforme) often grows as an epiphyte on Casuarina by the estuaries.

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Diuris abbreviata

• Post published:July 26, 2020
• Post category:Australian / Terrestrial

Diuris abbreviata growing wild in the Warrumbungles in September 2018.

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Dendrobium closterium

• Post published:July 26, 2020
• Post category:Epiphytic / International

Dendrobium closterium is an epiphytic species endemic to New Caledonia. It is characterised by a fleshy psudobulb and yellow blooms with rounded lower lip appendages. It is found in sparse…

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Bulbophyllum virescens, Jambi, Sumatra

• Post published:July 26, 2020
• Post category:Epiphytic / International

I found this imposing Bulbophyllum sp. growing at 1,000 m elevation in the rainforest of Jambi, Sumatra. It appears to be Bulbophyllum virescens or another closely related species, but I'm…

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Bass Coast – June

• Post published:July 26, 2020
• Post category:Australian / Terrestrial

In the span of an hour, I found 6 species in bloom in a small reserve on the Bass Coast of Victoria. Chiloglottus sp. This genus is too difficult for…

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Yarra Ranges June

• Post published:July 26, 2020
• Post category:Australian / Orchids / Terrestrial

A few winter growing terrestrial species popping up in the Yarra Ranges. A gnat trapped inside the hood of Pterostylis nutans. The pollinium from another plant can be seen attached…

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Dendrobium speciosum

• Post published:July 25, 2020
• Post category:Australian / Lithophytic

In the Grose Valley, Dendrobium speciosum mainly grows as a lithophytic plant. It is common on large sandstone boulders a few meters away from the river or its tributaries. In…

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