Gastrodia procera Tall Potato Orchid

 

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We stopped at a nice picnic ground and after lunch thought a walk would be good, perhaps there might be an orchid about for us to spot!  We passed a few signs and the Rangers station, we thought about asking the Rangers about what's out, but as we looked in that direction more closely, these Potato orchids jumped out and caught our attention.  The Rangers were at a Christmas function so we left them to have there own fun!

Photographed in the Dandenong Ranges.

Details (Vic):

Flowering:  Flowering November to January, mainly December. 

Size: Up to 120cm tall,  flower - 8 to 70, to 25mm long. 

Position:  Eastern highlands, tall moist forests and montane forests.

Endemic, Secure.

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