It was an Australasian tour as well, with Ian Chalmers (from Sydney), Editor of the Orchadian, and the National Registrar of Judges - John Creeggan (from New Zealand) and his wife, joining us on the tour.
So many plants, so little time...
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Today I will simply name the main species we found.
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| Pterostylis baptistii in profile |
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Pterostylis baptistii from front, showing the pollinia behind the labellum
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Pterostylis baptistii - my favourite image
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That photo was taken with a flash held below the camera,
giving great light into the low end of the flower.
*****
from the sublime to the ridiculously minute .
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| Oxysepalum shepherdii (formerly Bulbophyllum) |
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| Oxysepalum shepherdii |
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| Petalochilus carnea (formerly Caladenia) |
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| Dockrillia pugioniformis The Dagger Orchid |
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| Some not quite open Dockrillia striolata flowers |
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| A pure white form of Petalochilus carneus |
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| And again, from the side. |
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| Prasophyllum elatum |
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| A look-alike for Pterostylis pedunculata, Pt erecta |
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| Pterostylis erecta from the rear. Note spider legs poking out from flower |
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| Pterostylis erecta from side |
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| Sarcochilus falcatus |
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| Petalochilus hillmanii |
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| Twin flowers of Petalochilus hillmanii |
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| Oligochaetochilus rufus bud - just about to open. |
So, as you can imagine, we returned home exhausted, but happy.
1 comment:
Excellent stuff. There are a few genera there which I have yet to get on my list.
How on (in?) earth did you spot something the size of Oxysepalum shepherdii?
Martin
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