Western potato orchid
Gastrodia lacista
About
Gastrodia lacista, commonly known as the western potato orchid, is a leafless terrestrial mycotrophic orchid in the family Orchidaceae. It has a thin brown flowering stem with up to fifty small, drooping, fawn and white, tube-shaped flowers. It grows in forest and woodland in the south-west of Western Australia.
- Family
- Orchidaceae
How to use it
While the western potato orchid is not commonly used for medicinal or ornamental purposes due to its specialized growth habits, it plays an important ecological role in its native habitat. By forming symbiotic relationships with fungi, it contributes to the health of the forest ecosystem, supporting biodiversity.
Sources: en.wikipedia.org
Ecology
How it lives
- Propagated by
- Seed
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- Name
- Gastrodia lacista
- Slug
- gastrodia-lacista
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Family
- Orchidaceae
- Genus
- Gastrodia
- Species
- lacista
- Wikidata QID
- Q1476926
- Propagule type
- seed
- Container suitable
- No
- Indoor suitable
- No
- OSSI pledged
- No
- Hazard level
- 1
- Data completeness
- 43
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