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Chiloglottis gunnii
Chiloglottis gunnii, commonly known as the tall bird orchid, is a species of orchid endemic to Tasmania. It has two broad leaves and a single green to purplish brown flower with a line of erect calli with swollen heads along the mid-line of the labellum. It is widespread but mainly in coastal districts and most commonly in moist to wet forest.
The tall bird orchid is widespread but uncommon, growing mostly in wet forest and coastal scrub.
Duck's-head wasp orchid · Wollongong bird orchid · Green bird orchid · Common wasp orchid · Common ant orchid · Small bird orchid · Mountain bird orchid · Northern wasp orchid · Spade-lipped wasp orchid · Winged ant orchid · Clustered bird orchid · Short-clubbed wasp orchid
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Chiloglottis gunnii by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
