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Tangle orchids
Plectorrhiza
Plectorrhiza, commonly known as tangle orchids, is a genus of three species of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae and is endemic to Australia. Orchids in the genus Plectorrhiza are epiphytic or lithophytic herbs with short stems, long, tangled roots, short leathery leaves and small flowers on a short, thin flowering stem. Two species occur in eastern Australia and one is endemic to Lord Howe Island.
5 branches of this genus, most-observed first
Common tangle orchid
speciesPlectorrhiza tridentata
Plectorrhiza beckleri
speciesPlectorrhiza beckleri
Plectorrhiza brevilabris
speciesPlectorrhiza brevilabris
Plectorrhiza purpurata
speciesPlectorrhiza purpurata
Erect Plectorrhiza
speciesPlectorrhiza erecta
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 369226.