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brown beaks
Lyperanthus suaveolens
Lyperanthus suaveolens, commonly called brown beaks, is a species of orchid which is endemic to the eastern states of Australia.
From the article Lyperanthus suaveolens on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), quoted section by section
Description
Lyperanthus suaveolens is a tuberous, perennial herb, 18–44 cm (7–20 in) high with 2 to 8 yellowish brown, brown or dark reddish brown flowers, about 3 cm (1 in) wide, from August to November. The flowers are sometimes fragrant in warm weather. The single leaf is linear to lance-shaped, 12–26 cm (5–10 in) long and up to 1.2 cm (0.5 in) wide, leathery with a dark upper and pale lower surface.
Range & habitat
The species occurs in woodland areas of Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria and Tasmania.
Wikipedia: “Distribution and habitat”
How it is grown
As with other Australian terrestrial orchids, this species is not well known in cultivation but success has been achieved by growing it in a shadehouse of 50-70% shadecloth.
== References ==
Wikipedia: “Use in horticulture”
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 353959.