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Gnat orchid or large mosquito orchid
Acianthus exsertus
About
Acianthus exsertus, commonly known as gnat orchid or large mosquito orchid, is a species of flowering plant in the orchid family Orchidaceae and is endemic to eastern Australia. It is a terrestrial herb with a single, heart-shaped leaf and up to 25 small, fine, dark brown flowers with pinkish and purplish markings and is found growing in sheltered places in forests in Queensland, New South Wales the ACT and Victoria.
- Family
- Orchidaceae
Ecology
How it lives
- Propagated by
- Seed
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- Name
- Acianthus exsertus
- Slug
- acianthus-exsertus
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Family
- Orchidaceae
- Genus
- Acianthus
- Species
- exsertus
- Propagule type
- seed
- Container suitable
- No
- Indoor suitable
- No
- OSSI pledged
- No
- Hazard level
- 1
- Data completeness
- 28
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