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Habenaria macraithii
Habenaria macraithii is a tuberous, terrestrial orchid from the rainforest levees of far north Queensland, known from only a few sites. It is a species of the orchid family grown mainly by specialist orchid enthusiasts rather than general gardeners.
Habenaria macraithii, commonly known as whiskered rein orchid, is a species of orchid that is endemic to a small area in far north Queensland. It has up to eleven scattered leaves and up to twenty five relatively large green flowers with thread-like petal lobes.
The whiskered rein orchid grows on levees in rainforest. It is only known from a few sites in the Kutini-Payamu and Kulla National Parks.
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Habenaria macraithii 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.
