Wednesday, 11 November 2020

Exciting Orchids

 An orchid expert friend called in to show us some orchids to be preserved for Herbarium records.  Note that in each case there a number of specimens left in the ground.  

The first is Calochilus pulchellus only known (until now) from Jervis Bay.  This specimen was found in a Grass Tree Swamp well West of the NSW/VIC border and has caused much excitement in the Victorian orchid world.

It is thought that this species seems to only flower after fire so the New Year fire probably opened up the Xanthorrhoeas enough for it to emerge.  Will it flower again in 2021?

The next three are Prasophyllum species 'Noorinbee' which occurs in that locality.  It is yet to be formally described , which is why these specimens were collected.




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