Orchidaceae

Heberle's spider orchid

Tuberous, perennial herb, 0.2-0.45 m high. Flowers Sept. to Oct. Grows in Sand, clayey loam and gravel.

Slender Onion Orchid

You could easily mistake this common little orchid for grass. A small terrestrial orchid with 10s of tiny flowers crowded along a flowering spike that can grow up tp to 30cm tall.

Common mignonette orchid

photo by Graeme W.

Common spider orchid

The common white spider orchid, is probably the most misidentified orchid in WA. While common, it has different forms in different areas making for a difficult identification.

Flying Duck Orchid

Photo by Graeme W.

Forrest Mantis Orchid

photo by Graeme W.

Giant Donkey Orchid

Tall Leek, Snake or Piano Orchid

Photo by Graeme W. The Tall Leek, Snake or Piano Orchid Prasophyllum elatum. Found in isolated pockets of the south west , it only flowers after fire. This orchid can grow to 120cms tall.

Fringed Leek Orchid

Photo by Graeme W. The Fringed Leek Orchid, Prasophyllum fimbria which can be common in the general southwest of WA area but usually only flowers after fire.

Swamp Bee Orchid

Late flowering Bee orchid Grows 200 - 400mm Small Yellow Brown marked flowers

Cowslip Orchid Hybrid

Very common throughout WA. This is a hybrid type. Grows in dense colonies and is a hybrid between cowslip (C flava) and pink fairies (C. latifolia).

Vanilla Orchid

Herbaceous perennial growing to about 20cm high. Distinctive yellow flowers, buds are pink.

Pink Enamel Orchid

Purple Pansy Orchid

Grows to 35cm in height. Can have up to eight flowers on one stem. Flowers are often Mauve, Fawn and Purple in colour

Sun Orchid hybrid

A sun orchid hybrid that was found south of Mullewa amongst some granite pockets. It is a cross between the T antennifera and T petrophila .

Silky Blue Orchid

Small blue flowers, 2cm across, standing 10 - 15cm tall. Petals smooth and silky in appearance. Strap shaped leaf. Abundant among everlastings.

Sugar Orchid

Grows 50 - 150mm in height Single Hairy leaf Single small sugary white flower. Although a delicate looking plant, it is a hardy inland species ocurring 50 km or more from the coast,

Sugar Orchid

Distinctive orchid Grows 50 - 100mm Single hairy flattened leaf Single sugary white flower

Spider Orchid hybrid

This orchid is a cross between the Giant spider orchid ( C. excelsa ) and Scott River Spider Orchid (C. thinicola ). It ranges from Yallingup to Karridale and is found in deep sandy soils amongst low

Slipper orchid

Photo by Graeme W. The Slipper orchid, Cryptostylis ovata found all over the southwest of WA especially near rivers and creeks.

Slipper Orchid

Tuberous, perennial, herb, 0.25-0.7 m high. Fl. green & red, Nov to Dec or Jan to Apr. White-grey sand, loam, granite. Sand dunes, outcrops, swamps.

Pink Fingers.

Small terrestrial orchid growing to about 10cm high. Long narrow leaves. Flowers up to 1.5cm across. Labellum with transverse markings. growing in sclerophyll forest on sandstone.

Dark Banded Greenhood

Common Banded Greenhood Flowers have fleshy appearance Broad flattened sepal Distinctive reddish hood

Zebra Orchid

A small ground orchid growing to about 20cm tall. The flower is small with a distinctive striped labellum that also has a mass of dark calli. Petals and dorsal sepals turn downwards.