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Habenaria elongata
Habenaria elongata, the white rein orchid, is a tuberous ground orchid native to tropical northern Australia and New Guinea, growing in grassland and open woodland. Grow it as a seasonal plant in a warm, wet-season climate, keeping the tuber moist during growth and dry during its dormant season.
Habenaria elongata, commonly known as the white rein orchid, or Kimberley spider orchid, is a species of orchid that is endemic to northern Australia. It has up to four leaves at its base and up to twenty small white flowers with yellowish tips and thread-like lobes on the labellum.
The white rein orchid is found in the Kimberley region of Western Australia, northern parts of the Northern Territory, on the Cape York Peninsula and in New Guinea. It grows in grassland, open forest and woodland.
Rarotonga ground-orchid · Habenaria batesii · Green-hooded rein orchid · Doll orchid · Habenaria delavayi · Big White Egret Flower · Hammock bog orchid · Small rein orchid · Wispy rein orchid · Habenaria fargesii · Yellow rein orchid · Habenaria finetiana
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Habenaria elongata by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
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.
