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Overview

There are about 30,000 species of orchid worldwide making Orchidaceae the largest family of flowering plants. They are found in a diverse range of habitats.

Orchids have distinctive flowers, consisting of three sepals and three petals. The third petal is greatly modified into a specialised structure known as a labellum. Another distinctive feature is the column, a fusion of the sexual parts of the flower (stamens and style) into a fleshy structure. Most terrestrial orchids grow from a tuber which is replaced each year.

Some orchids are designated as rare and endangered plants. Others, although reasonably common, are very localised in their occurence. All orchids are protected species and should not be disturbed in their native habitat. For these reasons all orchids have been included as rare or sensitive plants.

318 species

Caladenia x triangularis (Shy Spider Orchid)

Caladenia xanthochila (Yellow-lip Spider Orchid)

Caladenia xantholeuca (White Flinders Fingers)

Caladenia zephyra (West Wind Spider Orchid)

Caleana disjuncta (Black-beak Duck-orchid)

Caleana major (Large Duck Orchid)

Caleana major
Caleana major
Caleana major

Caleana minor (Small Duck Orchid)

Caleana minor
Caleana minor
Caleana minor

Calochilus campestris (Copper Beard Orchid)

Calochilus campestris
Calochilus campestris
Calochilus campestris

Calochilus montanus (Copper Beard Orchid)

Calochilus montanus
Calochilus montanus
Calochilus montanus

Calochilus saprophyticus (Leafless Beard Orchid)

Calochilus saprophyticus
Calochilus saprophyticus
Calochilus saprophyticus

Calochilus sp. (A Beard Orchid)

Calochilus sp.
Calochilus sp.
Calochilus sp.

Calochilus therophilus (Late Beard Orchid)

Calochilus therophilus
Calochilus therophilus
Calochilus therophilus

Chiloglottis anaticeps (Duck's-Head Wasp Orchid)

Chiloglottis anaticeps
Chiloglottis anaticeps
Chiloglottis anaticeps

Chiloglottis platyptera (Barrington Tops Ant Orchid)

Chiloglottis reflexa (Short-clubbed Wasp Orchid)

Chiloglottis reflexa
Chiloglottis reflexa
Chiloglottis reflexa

Chiloglottis sp. (A Bird/Wasp Orchid)

Chiloglottis sp.
Chiloglottis sp.
Chiloglottis sp.

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Conservation level

  • Very rare / threatened (change?)
    * designates formal legal status

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