Orchid guide | Nillumbik Landcare Network

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Common Name	Scientific Name	Conservation Status	Flowering Months
Austral Ladies' Tresses	Spiranthes australis		January February March December
Autumn Bird-orchid	Chiloglottis reflexa		March April May June July August
Bearded Greenhood	Pterostylis plumosa		August September October
Black-tongue Hood-orchid	Caladenia congesta		October November December
Blue Fairy	Cyanicula caerulea		July August September
Blue-star Sun-orchid	Thelymitra holmesii		October November December
Bluebeard Orchid	Pheladenia deformis		August September October
Blunt Greenhood	Pterostylis curta		July August September October November
Broad-tip Diuris	Diuris X palachila	Vic Advisory: Rare	October November
Brown Beaks	Lyperanthus suaveolens		September October November December
Butterfly Orchid	Sarcochilus australis		October November December
Charming Spider-orchid	Caladenia amoena	EPBC: Endangered FFG: Listed Vic Advisory: Endangered	August September October
Cinnamon Bells	Gastrodia sesamoides		January October November December
Common Bird-orchid	Chiloglottis valida		January September October November December
Common Onion-orchid	Microtis unifolia		January October November December
Common Ruddyhood	Pterostylis squamata		January February October November December
Copper Beard-orchid	Calochilus campestris		January September October November December
Crested Sun-orchid	Thelymitra X irregularis	Vic Advisory: Rare	October November
Crimson Spider-orchid	Caladenia concolor	EPBC: Vulnerable FFG: Listed Vic Advisory: Endangered	September October
Dainty Bird-orchid	Chiloglottis trapeziformis		September October November December
Dark-tip Greenhood	Pterostylis atrans		January February March April May November December
Dusky Fingers	Caladenia fuscata		August September
Dwarf Greenhood	Pterostylis nana		June July August September October
Early Hood-orchid	Caladenia praecox		August September
Eastern Bronzehood Orchid	Caladenia transitoria		October November
Elbow Orchid	Thynninorchis huntianus		January February November December
Emerald-lip Greenhood	Pterostylis smaragdyna	Vic Advisory: Rare	June July August September
Fertile Finger-orchid	Caladenia prolata	Vic Advisory: Poorly known	September October November
Forest Sun-orchid	Thelymitra arenaria		October November December
Fringed Helmet-orchid	Corybas fimbriatus	Vic Advisory: Rare	May June July
Golden Moths	Diuris chryseopsis		August September October
Great Sun-orchid	Thelymitra aristata		October November
Hare Orchid	Leptoceras menziesii		August September
Hood Orchid	Caladenia cucullata		September October November
Large Autumn Greenhood	Pterostylis revoluta		March April May June July
Large Duck-orchid	Caleana major		January September October November December
Large Tongue-orchid	Cryptostylis subulata		January February March April November
Large White Spider-orchid	Caladenia venusta	FFG: Rejected Vic Advisory: Rare	September October November
Late Beard-orchid	Calochilus therophilus	Vic Advisory: Poorly known	January February December
Leafless Beard-orchid	Calochilus herbaceus	Vic Advisory: Poorly known	January September October November December
Leopard Orchid	Diuris pardina		June July August September October November
Little Pink Spider-orchid	Caladenia rosella	EPBC: Endangered FFG: Listed Vic Advisory: Endangered	July August September
Mantis Orchid	Caladenia tentaculata		October November December
Maroonhood	Pterostylis pedunculata		July August September October November December
Mayfly Orchid	Acianthus caudatus		August September October
Midget Greenhood	Pterostylis mutica		August September October November December
Mountain Greenhood	Pterostylis alpina		August September October
Musk Hood-orchid	Caladenia moschata		September October November December
Naked Beard-orchid	Calochilus imberbis	Vic Advisory: Rare	October November December
Nodding Greenhood	Pterostylis nutans		May June July August September October November December
Notched Onion-orchid	Microtis arenaria		September October November December
Parson's Bands	Eriochilus cucullatus		January February March April May June
Peppertop Sun-orchid	Thelymitra brevifolia		September October November
Pink Fingers	Caladenia carnea		August September October November
Pink Sun-orchid	Thelymitra carnea		September October November
Plain Sun-orchid	Thelymitra nuda		January November December
Plain-lip Spider-orchid	Caladenia clavigera		August September October November
Purple Beard-orchid	Calochilus robertsonii		January September October November December
Purple Hyacinth-orchid	Dipodium punctatum		January February March December
Rabbit Ears	Thelymitra antennifera		September October November
Ranges Leek-orchid	Prasophyllum odoratum		October November
Red Beard-orchid	Calochilus paludosus		September October November December
Red-beaks	Pyrorchis nigricans		August September October November
Rosy Hyacinth-orchid	Dipodium roseum		January February March April December
Rush-leaf Sun-orchid	Thelymitra juncifolia		September October November
Salmon Sun-orchid	Thelymitra rubra		September October November
Sharp Greenhood	Pterostylis X ingens	Vic Advisory: Rare	September October
Sharp Midge-orchid	Corunastylis despectans		January February March April May June December
Short-lip Leek-orchid	Prasophyllum brevilabre		September October November
Sickle Greenhood	Pterostylis falcata		January February September October November December
Silurian Leek-orchid	Prasophyllum pyriforme	Vic Advisory: Endangered	November December
Slaty Helmet-orchid	Corybas incurvus		June July August September
Slender Greenhood	Pterostylis foliata		September October November December
Slender Onion-orchid	Microtis parviflora		January September October November December
Slender Pink Fingers	Caladenia vulgaris	Vic Advisory: Rare	November December
Slender Ruddyhood	Pterostylis aciculiformis	Vic Advisory: Poorly known	October November December
Slender Sun-orchid	Thelymitra pauciflora		October November
Small Gnat-orchid	Cyrtostylis reniformis		July August September October
Small Mosquito-orchid	Acianthus pusillus		May June July August
Small Rustyhood	Pterostylis pusilla		September October November
Small Spider-orchid	Caladenia parva		August September October
Small Tongue-orchid	Cryptostylis leptochila		January February March April May December
South African Orchid	Disa bracteata		September October November
Southern Spider-orchid	Caladenia australis	Vic Advisory: Poorly known	September October November
Spotted Sun-orchid	Thelymitra ixioides		September October November December
Striated Greenhood	Pterostylis striata		April May June July
Summer Greenhood	Pterostylis decurva		January February March November December
Swamp Diuris	Diuris palustris	FFG: Listed Vic Advisory: Vulnerable	August September October November
Swan Greenhood	Pterostylis cycnocephala		August September October
Tall Greenhood	Pterostylis melagramma		May June July August September
Tall Sun-orchid	Thelymitra media		October November
Tiger Orchid	Diuris sulphurea		January October November December
Tiny Greenhood	Pterostylis parviflora		March April May June July
Tiny Pink-fingers	Caladenia pusilla		September October November
Trim Greenhood	Pterostylis concinna		May June July August September October
Trim Sun-orchid	Thelymitra peniculata		October November
Twisted Sun-orchid	Thelymitra flexuosa		September October November
Veined Helmet-orchid	Corybas diemenicus		June July August September October
Wallflower Orchid	Diuris orientis		September October November
Wax-lip Orchid	Glossodia major		September October November
White Daddy-long-legs	Caladenia capillata		August September
White Fingers	Caladenia catenata		September October
Wine-lipped Spider-orchid	Caladenia oenochila	Vic Advisory: Vulnerable	August September October

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Austral Ladies' Tresses

Spiranthes australis