Common name:
Orchids

Family name:
Orchidaceae

Botanical name:
(15 Orchid species occur in the ACT): Gastrodia; Prasophyllum spp.(photo opposite), Dipodium; Microtis; Corybas; Eriochilus, Cyrtostylis; Caladenia; Glossodia; Spiranthes; Diuris; Chiloglottis; Calochilus; Thelymitra; Pterostylis.
(Burbidge & Gray, 1976: 110-112)

Flowering/fruiting season:
Varies for species, September - March

Location:
Tableland - montane; most common in dry sclerophyll

Use:

• Food
• The small tubers were roasted (Flood, 1980:94)

Notes:
Fairly abundant; tubers largest in autumn - winter, but orchids easiest to find when flowering in spring (Flood, 1980:94)

Language names:

Horticulture :
Terrestrial orchids '… generally considered difficult and short-lived in cultivation…' (Wrigley & Fagg, 1998:626)

Similar species:

Use code:
ROOT