| Scientific Name : |
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Gastrodia procera |
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| Common Name : |
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Tall potato orchid |
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| Height : |
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1000 mm |
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| Description : |
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This is a tall but easily overlooked orchid as it appears like a dry bracken stem. It is a Saprophyte and has no leaves and no green colour at all. It consists of a single dark brown stem, which bears from 8 to 720 flowers. The flowers are cinnamon coloured bells, 25mm long, forming a crowded spike. The perianth segments are about equal in length and are united to form the tube, which hangs downwards. The outer surface is cinnamon, with a white tip. The inner surface is white. The Labellum is almost completely concealed inside the bell, with just a rounded, yellowish tip visible in the centre of each bell. |
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| Habitat : |
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Wet Schlerophyll forests. |
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| Distribution : |
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New South Wales, Victoria and Tasmania. In Victoria, scarrered through the Southern half of the state. Known from several widely dispersed sites in the Park, where it reappears annually. |
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| Flowering Season : |
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December |
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| Family : |
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Orchidaceae |
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