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- Caladenia
- Calochilus – Beard Orchids
- Corunastylis – Pygmy Orchid
- Corybas – Helmet Orchids
- Cryptostylis – Slipper Orchid
- Cyanicula – Blue Orchids
- Cyrtostylis – Mosquito Orchids
- Disa* – South African
- Diuris – Donkey Orchids
- Drakaea – Hammer Orchids
- Elythranthera – Enamel Orchids
- Epiblema – Babe-in-a-cradle
- Ericksonella – Sugar Orchid
- Eriochilus – Bunny Orchids
- Gastrodia – Potato Orchid
- Leporella – Hare Orchid
- Leptoceras – Rabbit Orchid
- Lyperanthus – Rattle Beak
- Microtis – Mignonette Orchids
- Paracaleana – Duck Orchids
- Pheladenia – Blue Beard
- Praecoxanthus – Leafless Orchid
- Prasophyllum – Leek Orchids
- Pterostylis – Greenhoods
- Pyrorchis – Fire Orchids
- Rhizanthella – Underground Orchid
- Spiculaea – Elbow Orchid
- Thelymitra – Sun Orchids
Monday, September 8th 2014 at 7:05 pm |
Hi , just a note re Red Beaks and fire.. they dont need a fire to flower.. we see them flowering every year here in the Stirling Ranges, i am taking pics this week of Red Beaks flowering in bush that hasn’t had a fire for decades .. and lately on my Western Australian Native Orchids facebook page, people have been posting Red Beak flowers from many areas.. they will flower if there has been no fire for many years as they decide its time to set some seed or perish.. cheers Terry..
Wednesday, September 10th 2014 at 3:10 pm |
What you say is absolutely correct, however you will find that the orchid will flower in profusion following a summer fire. Inland, some Fire Orchids will flower without a fire but this never occurs in large numbers.
Thursday, September 18th 2014 at 2:00 pm |
Hi Noel.
Interesting observation on Terry’s part. I’m curious what you would identify as “large numbers.” If you’re familiar with the Glen Forrest Superblock, just around the corner from Glen Forrest Dve into Ryecroft, there is an entry to the Block. To the immediate left as you enter there is a colony of red beaks that have appeared each year for the last three from my own observation, without benefit of fire. I haven’t checked for a couple of weeks but they may still be in flower. May be worth a look.
Love your book. We have the second edition.
Tuesday, August 30th 2016 at 11:44 pm |
[…] Red fire orchids, Wireless Hill, August 2016. All photos copyright Doug Spencer. […]
Sunday, September 18th 2016 at 11:44 am |
Interestingly we are in the Peel area and have lived here for over 20 years. We waited patiently for them to flower after being told it would only happen every ten years or so. The only time they have ever flowered in our area is after the 2011 January bushfire.