Orchids

The following several orchids are from Grampians National Park from an area burned in a large January 2014 Fire on the north end of the park (area in red on map below).  I am not 100 percent certain about any of the taxonomy on this page, but I relied heavily on the Native Orchids of Australia web page RetiredAussies.com - a true honor to retired Aussies. Orchids at the bottom of the page are from other locations in Australia and are noted as such.

Grampians National Park Map

Graceful Spider Orchid - Arachnorchis venusta

Possibly a Wine Lipped Spider Orchid - Arachnorchis oenochila

Nelson Spider Orchid - Arachnorchis sp aff colorata

Waxlip Orchid - Glossodia Major

Waxlip Orchid - Glossodia Major

Rabbit Ears Sun Orchid - Thelymitra antennifera

Donkey Orchid - Diuris orientis

Undertaker Orchid - Pyrorchis nigricans

Undertaker Orchid - Pyrorchis nigricans

Bearded Greenhood Orchid - Plumatichilos (Pterostylis) sp aff plumosa

Pink Fingers Orchid - Petalochilus carneus or P. vulgaris (petals have yet to fully rotate down)

And now for a couple of orchids we ran into in a couple of other places on our Australia journey

Orchid growing on a tree in the Atherton Tablelands

Close-up of the orchid above

Orchid on tree in botanical garden on Mount Tamborine

Close-ups of orchid above