Oligochaetochilus despectans t | |
Lowly Rustyhood Orchid | Whole Plant Tripped Labellum Habitat |
I Whole Plant |
These are short plants, only a few centimetres high, but flowers are on longer stems. Lateral sepal free points often touch the ground. | ||
d Tripped Labellum |
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The labellum can trip,
sending the labellum back into the hood. This is part of the
pollination process. Apart from the pollinators thought to be flies or fungus gnats, the wind and you fingers can cause to labellum to trip. |
C Labellum |
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H Habitat |
These orchids at
least in Victoria grow on hard baked stony loams in full sun. |