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    • Acianthus caudatus
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  • CALADENIA
    • Caladenia alata
    • Caladenia alpina
    • Caladenia atrata
    • Caladenia carnia (Pink fingers)
    • Caladenia caudata
    • Caladenia clavigera (clubbed spider orchid)
    • Caladenia cracens (Elegant caladenia)
    • Caladenia dilatata
    • Caladenia gracilis
    • Caladenia echidnachila (Fawn spider orchid)
    • Caladenia helvina (summer spider orchid)
    • Caladenia pusilla (tiny caladenia)
    • Caladenia vulgaris
  • Calochilus (Bearded Orchid)
    • Calochilus platychilus
  • Caleana
    • Caleana Major (Large Flying Duck)
    • Paracaleana minor (Small Duck Orchid)
  • Chiloglotis
    • Chiloglotis gunnii (Tall bird orchid)
    • Chiloglotis reflexa (Autumn Bird Orchid)
    • Chiloglotis triceratops
  • Corunastylis
    • Corunastylis archeri (Elphin midge )
    • Corunastylis despectans (Sharp Midge)
    • Corunastylis morrisii
    • Corunastylis pumila (Green Midge Orchid)
    • Corunastylis nudiscarpum
    • Corunastylis tasmanica (Tasmanian midge orchid)
  • Corybas
    • Corybas acontiflorous
    • Corybas incurvus (Slatey Helmet Orchid)
    • Corybas diemenicus (Stately Helmet Orchid)
    • Corybas unguiculatus
  • Cryptostylis subulata
  • CYRTOSTYLIS (GNAT ORCHIDS)
    • Cyrtostylis robusta (Large gnat orchid)
    • cyrtostylis renirormis (Small Gnat orchid)
  • Dipodium Roseum
  • Diuris
    • Diuris pardina (leopard orchid)
    • Diuris sulphurea
  • Eriochilus cucullatus (Parsons Bands)
  • Glossodia major
  • lyperanthus suaveolens
  • PRASOPHYLLUM (Leek Orchids)
    • PRASOPHYLLUM amoenum
    • Prasophyllum alpinum
    • Prasophyllum apoxychlum
  • PHELADENIA deformis
  • Ptyerostylis (Greenhoods)
    • Pterostylis atrans (dark tip Greenhood)
    • Pterostylis alata
    • Pterostylis concinna
    • Pterostylis decurva
    • Pterostylis grandiflora
    • Pterostylis melagramma (Black-striped greenhood)
    • Pterostylis nutans (Nodding Greenhood)
    • Pterostylis parviflora
    • Pterostylis pedoglosa (Prawn Greenhood)
    • Pterostylis pedunculata (Maroon greenhood)
    • Pterostylis pratensis (Liawenee Greenhood)
    • pterostylis squamata (Ruddy Greenhood)
    • Pterostylis stenochila
    • Pterostylis straminea
    • Pterostylis williamsonii
  • Spiranthes Australis (Pink spiral orchid)
  • THELYMITRA (SUN ORCHIDS)
    • Thelymitra aristata
    • Thelymitra cyanea (Veined sun orchid)
    • Thelymitra ixiodes
    • Thelymitra exigua (?)
    • THELYITRA pauciflora
    • Theylymitra rubra (Pink Sun Orchid)
  • TOWNSONIA viridis (Beech Orchid)
  • Whats Flowering

October 2021

Hobart Orchid Diary October 2021

2021-10-19
By: Peter Allan
On: October 19, 2021
In: October 2021, Whats flowering

Oct 2021 The Spring flowering is in full swing in Southern Tasmania now though the wet and cloudy weather is making things difficult for the sun orchids which like warm sunny weather to open properly. Probably the most commonly seen orchid is Glossodia major – wax lips, which occurs inContinue Reading

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  • COMMON NAMES
  • ACIANTHUS
    • Acianthus caudatus
    • Acianthus pusillus (mosquito orchid)
  • CALADENIA
    • Caladenia alata
    • Caladenia alpina
    • Caladenia atrata
    • Caladenia carnia (Pink fingers)
    • Caladenia caudata
    • Caladenia clavigera (clubbed spider orchid)
    • Caladenia cracens (Elegant caladenia)
    • Caladenia dilatata
    • Caladenia gracilis
    • Caladenia echidnachila (Fawn spider orchid)
    • Caladenia helvina (summer spider orchid)
    • Caladenia pusilla (tiny caladenia)
    • Caladenia vulgaris
  • Calochilus (Bearded Orchid)
    • Calochilus platychilus
  • Caleana
    • Caleana Major (Large Flying Duck)
    • Paracaleana minor (Small Duck Orchid)
  • Chiloglotis
    • Chiloglotis gunnii (Tall bird orchid)
    • Chiloglotis reflexa (Autumn Bird Orchid)
    • Chiloglotis triceratops
  • Corunastylis
    • Corunastylis archeri (Elphin midge )
    • Corunastylis despectans (Sharp Midge)
    • Corunastylis morrisii
    • Corunastylis pumila (Green Midge Orchid)
    • Corunastylis nudiscarpum
    • Corunastylis tasmanica (Tasmanian midge orchid)
  • Corybas
    • Corybas acontiflorous
    • Corybas incurvus (Slatey Helmet Orchid)
    • Corybas diemenicus (Stately Helmet Orchid)
    • Corybas unguiculatus
  • Cryptostylis subulata
  • CYRTOSTYLIS (GNAT ORCHIDS)
    • Cyrtostylis robusta (Large gnat orchid)
    • cyrtostylis renirormis (Small Gnat orchid)
  • Dipodium Roseum
  • Diuris
    • Diuris pardina (leopard orchid)
    • Diuris sulphurea
  • Eriochilus cucullatus (Parsons Bands)
  • Glossodia major
  • lyperanthus suaveolens
  • PRASOPHYLLUM (Leek Orchids)
    • PRASOPHYLLUM amoenum
    • Prasophyllum alpinum
    • Prasophyllum apoxychlum
  • PHELADENIA deformis
  • Ptyerostylis (Greenhoods)
    • Pterostylis atrans (dark tip Greenhood)
    • Pterostylis alata
    • Pterostylis concinna
    • Pterostylis decurva
    • Pterostylis grandiflora
    • Pterostylis melagramma (Black-striped greenhood)
    • Pterostylis nutans (Nodding Greenhood)
    • Pterostylis parviflora
    • Pterostylis pedoglosa (Prawn Greenhood)
    • Pterostylis pedunculata (Maroon greenhood)
    • Pterostylis pratensis (Liawenee Greenhood)
    • pterostylis squamata (Ruddy Greenhood)
    • Pterostylis stenochila
    • Pterostylis straminea
    • Pterostylis williamsonii
  • Spiranthes Australis (Pink spiral orchid)
  • THELYMITRA (SUN ORCHIDS)
    • Thelymitra aristata
    • Thelymitra cyanea (Veined sun orchid)
    • Thelymitra ixiodes
    • Thelymitra exigua (?)
    • THELYITRA pauciflora
    • Theylymitra rubra (Pink Sun Orchid)
  • TOWNSONIA viridis (Beech Orchid)
  • Whats Flowering

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