Potato Orchids Leafless Saprophytic Orchids |
Potato Orchid ( Huperei ) Gastrodia cunninghamii Photo: Michael Pratt Flowers November - February Found throughout New Zealand in forests and scrub. Flowers range from dark brown to greenish in colour. Leafless. |
Potato Orchid Gastrodia "longcolumn" Barton's Bush - Hutt Valley Photo: Eric Scanlen Flowers December - January An un-named species with a column as long as the labellum. Flowers are olive green to dark brown in colour. |
Small Potato Orchid Gastrodia minor Horopito - Mt Ruapehu Photo: Michael Pratt Flowers November - January A small leafless orchid that is easily overlooked. Grows mainly under scrub, and in exotic Pine plantations. |
Potato Orchid ( Perei ) Gastrodia aff sesamoides Photo: Ian St George Flowers October - January A leafless orchid with many light brown to cream flowers. Is becoming common in exotic Pine forests. |
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Potato Orchid Gastrodia "longcolumn black" Okoia - Wanganui Photo: Michael Pratt Flowers December - January A dark coloured form of G "longcolumn" with flowers dark greenish-brown to almost black in colour. |
Guide To Gastrodia
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