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The English name 'common spotted' refers to the species' abundance and the spots on its leaves. The French and German common names also honour Leonhart Fuchs. This plant belongs to a problematic group of orchids. D. maculata subsp. fuchsii is very variable in flower colour and flower morphology, plant height and the scent of flowers.
The leaves are oblong or oval-lanceolate, with dark ellipsoid-shaped spots on the surface (hence the species name). The leaves are amplexicaul and can be either radical (basal) or cauline. The underground part of the stem has two webbed tubers, each deeply divided into several lobes or tubercles (characteristic of the genus Dactylorhiza ).
Apostasia, commonly known as grass orchids, [2] [3] is a genus of eight species of primitive orchids in the family Orchidaceae. They are terrestrial , evergreen , grass-like plants, barely recognisable as orchids and are distributed in humid areas of the Himalayan region, China, India, Sri Lanka, Southeast Asia, New Guinea, and Queensland.
Why Orchid Blooms Fall Off Too Soon. Orchid blooms drop off eventually from natural causes, of course, but if the flowers are falling off prematurely, there may be a problem. 1. Sudden Temperature ...
Orchid seeds are very small (0.35mm to 1.50mm long), spindle-shaped, and have an opening at the pointed end. [5] Each seed has an embryo that is undifferentiated and lacks root and shoot meristems. [3] An orchid seed does not have enough nutritional support to grow on its own, and lacks endosperm. [2]
Arundina graminifolia is a terrestrial, perennial orchid with reedy stems, forming into large clumps growing to a height between 70 cm and 2 m. The plaited linear leaves are oblong lanceolate, with a length of 9 to 19 cm and a width of 0.8 to 1.5 cm.
Dendrobium speciosum Sm. var. speciosum [17] – commonly known as the Sydney rock orchid or rock lily which is a lithophyte with between 30 and 100 crowded cream-coloured or dull yellow flowers between August and October and occurs between Bulahdelah and near the Victorian border and as far inland as Mudgee.
Tipularia discolor is an orchid with a reddish brown stem and dull yellow to purplish brown weakly monosymmetric flowers. [10] The leaves of the orchid are easily distinguished as they are ovate with a bright green adaxial surface (top) and a purple abaxial surface (bottom). In autumn, a single leaf emerges, which lasts throughout the winter. [11]