WANOSCG Orchid Fact Sheet

Gastrodia lacista

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Name and Authority

Gastrodia lacista D.L.Jones

Common Name

Potato Orchid

Originally Described by

David Jones in Austral.Orchid Res. 2:64 (1991)

Distribution and Habitat

Augusta to Manypeaks (town), growing in sandy, sandy-clay and loamy soils in forests and woodlands, favouring areas of deep leaf and bark litter.

Flowering Months

Jan · · · · · · · · · Nov Dec

Description

A late flowering species 250–700 mm high with a crook-shaped inflorescence of up to 50 small, inverted, creamy-white and fawn flowers 5–7 mm across.

WA Conservation Code (Threatened Status)

Not Listed

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