Gastrodia lacista D.L.Jones
WANOSCG Orchid Fact Sheet
Gastrodia lacista
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Name and Authority
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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