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Onion Orchids
Microtis
Microtis, commonly known as onion orchids or mignonette orchids is a genus of about 20 species of plants in the orchid family, Orchidaceae. Onion orchids are terrestrial herbs with a single leaf at the base of the plant. They are similar to orchids in the genus Prasophyllum in that they have an onion-like leaf. The flowers are small but often scented and attractive to their insect pollinators. They are widespread in Asia, Australia and some Pacific islands.
23 branches of this genus, most-observed first
common onion-orchid
speciesMicrotis unifolia
slender onion-orchid
speciesMicrotis parviflora
Pale Onion-orchid
speciesMicrotis arenaria
common mignonette orchid
speciesMicrotis media
yellow onion-orchid
speciesMicrotis atrata
Small Onion Orchid
speciesMicrotis oligantha
sweet onion-orchid
speciesMicrotis oblonga
scented onion orchid
speciesMicrotis rara
Microtis orbicularis
speciesMicrotis orbicularis
white mignonette orchid
speciesMicrotis alba
Woodland Onion-orchid
speciesMicrotis frutetorum
Microtis eremaea
speciesMicrotis eremaea
Microtis graniticola
speciesMicrotis graniticola
Microtis alboviridis
speciesMicrotis alboviridis
Microtis brownii
speciesMicrotis brownii
Microtis angusii
speciesMicrotis angusii
Microtis pulchella
speciesMicrotis pulchella
Microtis quadrata
speciesMicrotis quadrata
Microtis cupularis
speciesMicrotis cupularis
Desert Mignonette Orchid
speciesMicrotis eremicola
Microtis gracilenta
speciesMicrotis gracilenta
Microtis globula
speciesMicrotis globula
Microtis familiaris
speciesMicrotis familiaris
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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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 354029.