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Microtis Benthamiana

Microtis parviflora

Also called Slender Onion Orchid

Microtis Benthamiana
Photo: Donald Hobern from Canberra, Australia, CC BY 2.0
Family
Orchidaceae (Orchid family)
Grows as
Orchid
Water
Drought tolerant, Likes moisture
Native range
Jawa, E. & SE. Australia to SW. Pacific
Climate
subtropical

About

Microtis parviflora, commonly known as the slender onion-orchid, is a species of orchid which is native to Australia and New Zealand. It occurs in all states of Australia but is not known from the Northern Territory and may not occur in Western Australia. As with others in the genus, it has a single erect, smooth, tubular leaf and up to eighty flowers on an erect flower spike.

Where it grows

The slender onion-orchid occurs in all the states of Australia but not the Northern Territory. There is some doubt about its presence in Western Australia, although several authors have noted its presence in semi-arid areas of that state.

Other Microtis plants

White mignonette orchid · Scented mignonette orchid · Mona Vale onion orchid · Notched onion orchid · Swamp mignonette orchid · Sweet mignonette orchid · Cupped mignonette orchid · Slender mignonette orchid · Desert mignonette orchid · Coastal mignonette orchid · Globular mignonette orchid · Granite mignonette orchid

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Microtis parviflora 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.

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