Onion Orchids Prasophyllum Alliance |
Notched Onion Orchid Microtis arenaria Photo: Ian St George Flowers October - November Distribution is currently unknown. It has been formally identified from Northland and Hawke's Bay. Labellum has a V notch in the end. ![]() |
Small Onion Orchid Microtis oligantha Horopito - Mt Ruapehu Photo: Michael Pratt Flowers December - February Found from the Central Plateau southward. Likes damp ground and river terraces in the high country. ![]() |
Slender Onion Orchid Microtis parviflora Photo: Eric Scanlen Flowers October - March Found in grassland and scrub at scattered localities from Buller northward. Can be distinguished from M. unifolia by the smooth margin of the lip. ![]() |
Common Onion Orchid Microtis unifolia Okoia - Wanganui Photo: Michael Pratt Flowers September - December Common throughout New Zealand in grassland and scrub. The margin of the lip has a rough, irregular margin. ![]() |
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Onion Orchid Microtis aff unifolia Okoia - Wanganui Photo: Michael Pratt Flowers December - January Is more slender than M unifolia, the flowers are more widely spaced, and is later flowering. ![]() |
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