Orthoceras strictum

Bird's-mouth orchid
Orthoceras strictum in Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park, Australia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Orchidoideae
Tribe: Diurideae
Genus: Orthoceras
Species:
O. strictum
Binomial name
Orthoceras strictum

Orthoceras strictum, commonly known as the bird's-mouth orchid[2] or horned orchid,[3] is a species of orchid native to eastern and southern Australia, New Zealand and New Caledonia. It has between two and five linear leaves and up to nine yellowish green, brownish or blackish flowers with two long, erect to spreading lateral sepals.

Yellowish green form in Cathedral Rock National Park
  1. ^ "Orthoceras strictum". World Checklist of Selected Plant Families (WCSP). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
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