Scientific Name: Calochilus campestris

Common Name: copper beard-orchid

Family Classification (Clade): Monocots

Family: Orchidaceae

Threatened Species Status: Endangered

Permit: It is an offence to collect, disturb, damage or destroy this species unless under permit.

Form Description: Robust beard orchid with a large ribbed leaf.

Height (m): 0.3 – 0.6

Flowers: Widely spreading floral segments and a labellum with dense bushy beard, recurved apex and 2 prominent broad blue plates completely covering the base. Column with eye spots.

Fruit: Papery capsule

Municipality
ClarenceFlindersHuon ValleyKingboroughTasman
Plant Communities
Coastal VegetationDry Eucalypt ForestHeath
Habitat Notes

Habitat in mainland states including open forest, heathy forest and heathland on moist but well drained sandy loams.

Site Tolerance

Exposed, Moist, Shady

Soil Tolerance

Loam, Sandy, Well-drained

Frost Tolerance

Tender

Propagation Calendar

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Propagation Method
Specialist Method

Seed Information

Seed Treatment Notes

Orchid seeds are very minute yellow, brown or blackish dust-like particles. Orchid seeds are produced within a capsule that splits at maturity and releases thousands to millions of seeds. Dispersed by wind and water and only germinate following infection of the embryo by a suitable mycorrhizal fungus. Very few seeds become mature plants. For more information see Jones, Wapstra, Tonelli, Harris (1999): The Orchids of Tasmania.