Native Orchids Around Annangrove
On a bush walk recently in the Sydney North West region of Annangrove, Shoo Peng Siah our club secretary and our treasurer Joe Portelli...
May 2017 Field Trip!
We had a group of 6 for the field trip on Sunday 21 May in the Royal National Park and were able to see and take photos of 6 different...
How Edith Coleman solved the orchid puzzle of Charles Darwin
A bit more about Cryptostylis erecta. Edith Coleman was a high school teacher, a keen naturalist who lived in rural Victoria in the early...
Geodorum neocaledonicum - February 2017 Plant of the Evening
Geodorum neocaledonicum (current name Geodorum densiflorum) Geodorum densiflorum is a tropical terrestrial orchid which flowers in...
Australian Native Terrestrial Orchids – A Beginner’s Guide
It is estimated that there are 25,000 to 35,000 orchid species in the world today, of that Australia has over 700 species of orchids,...
Understanding soil fungi to save a genus of threatened orchids from extinction
Conservation of Leek Orchids (Prasophyllum) There are almost 200 species of Leek Orchid (Prasophyllum spp.) in Australia, with over 40...
Microtis orchids from Murringo
These plants were found at a friend’s property at Murringo, NSW on the south west slopes. Whenever I go anywhere I look for orchids. I...
