Slender Onion Orchid

Member - John and Val — Wed, 23 Jul 2014 07:14:00 GMT

You could easily mistake this common little orchid for grass. A small terrestrial orchid with 10s of tiny flowers crowded along a flowering spike that can grow up tp to 30cm tall. There is a single elongated leaf arising from the flowering stem. Often grows in thick colonies. Usually grows in wet seepage areas in grassland or Eucalypt woodland where it can become widespread and common.
Family: Orchidaceae Genus: Microtis Species: parviflora Main Flower Colour: Other

Orchidaceae Microtis parviflora Wildflowers

Slender Onion Orchid