Beard Orchids Calochilus Species |
Copper Beard Orchid Calochilus herbaceus Albany - Auckland Photo: Felicity Goodyear-Smith Flowers October - December Found in wet ground amongst scrub north of Auckland. Greenish-yellow with red stripes on the petals. Labellum has a violet lamina surrounded by red whiskers. Critically endangered. ![]() |
Beard Orchid Calochilus herbaceus viride Te Paki - Far North Photo: Eric Scanlen Flowers October - December Structurally no different from C herbaceus, but the red is absent from the lateral petal stripes and from the labellum beard. White replaces the usual violet-purple labellum disc. ![]() |
Brown Beard Orchid Calochilus paludosus Rainbow Mountain - Waiotapu Photos: Michael Pratt Flowers October - December Found on poor soils and pakihi. End of labellum with a long strap-shaped tip that is often bent. Column wings lack the "eyes" found on the other species of NZ Calochilus. ![]() |
Red Beard Orchid Calochilus robertsonii Rainbow Mountain - Waiotapu Photos: Michael Pratt Flowers October - December Found on poor clay soils in open areas amongst scrub. Base of labellum with short rounded calli. Beard coloured red, with a short, twisted, strap-shaped tip. Column wings have distinctive dark "eyes" ![]() |
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