Wispy Grub Orchid (species: Octarrhena pusilla) in Cairns and Surrounds (Gaia Guide)
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Octarrhena pusilla
Wispy Grub Orchid


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Kingdom Plantae
Division Tracheophyta
Class Magnoliopsida
Order Asparagales
Family Orchidaceae
Genus Octarrhena
Species Octarrhena pusilla

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Distinguishing features

It is an epiphytic or lithophytic plant in the orchid family. It has thin roots, usually only a single stem, between three and six fleshy, cylindrical leaves and up to twenty small, white to cream-coloured flowers. This orchid is endemic to tropical North Queensland. (Wikipedia)

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Distribution


©Atlas of Living Australia: Australian distribution: Octarrhena pusilla

Distribution and habitat preferences

It is found from Big Tableland to Paluma Range in Queensland between 600 m and 1400 m.

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