Scientific Name: Diuris monticola

Common Name: highland golden moths

Family Classification (Clade): Monocots

Family: Orchidaceae

Municipality
Central HighlandsCircular HeadDorsetKentishMeander ValleyNorthern MidlandsWaratah-Wynyard
Plant Communities
Coastal Vegetation
Habitat Notes

Occurs in the north-west in coastal scrub and windswept coastal grassland and heathland, among dwarfed shrubs and sedges, on moist to well-drained sandy and clay loam, sometimes on rocky outcrops.

Propagation Calendar

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Propagation Method
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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.