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Acianthus borealis
Also called Pixie Cap
Acianthus borealis, commonly known as northern mosquito orchid, is a species of flowering plant in the orchid family Orchidaceae and is endemic to Queensland in Australia. It is a glabrous, terrestrial herb with a single, heart-shaped leaf and between two and twenty transparent pinkish flowers with reddish markings and is widely distributed on the eastern tablelands.
This orchid grows on sheltered ridges and slopes in forest and woodland at altitudes between 400 and 800 m (1,000 and 3,000 ft), often in sandy soil near boulders where it forms dense, clonal colonies. It is found on tablelands from the Windsor Tableland in the north-east to the Blackdown Tableland in the central east.
Stigmatodactylus amplexicaulis · Pixie Caps · Mayfly orchid · Pixie Caps · Acianthus cuneatus · Pixie Caps · Large Mosquito Orchid · Pixie caps · Acianthus ledwardii · Small Mosquito Orchid · Acianthus saxatilis · Acianthus scopulus
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