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Chiloglottis valida
Also called Common Bird Orchid
Chiloglottis valida, commonly known as large bird orchid or common bird orchid, is a species of orchid endemic to south-eastern Australia.It has two dark green leaves and a single greenish purple to purplish brown flower with six to ten blackish, column-like calli on the labellum.
Large bird orchid is widespread and common, growing in a range of habitats from coastal to subalpine areas. It is most common in Victoria where it grows throughout the state, except in the far west. In New South Wales and the Australian Capital Territory it is found south from the Brindabella Range and it grows on King Island in Tasmania.
Duck's-head wasp orchid · Wollongong bird orchid · Green bird orchid · Common wasp orchid · Common ant orchid · Small bird orchid · Tall bird orchid · Mountain bird orchid · Northern wasp orchid · Spade-lipped wasp orchid · Winged ant orchid · Clustered bird orchid
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Chiloglottis valida 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.
