New Zealand Plants

DSC_1958 Black orchid, or Huperei (Gastrodea cunninghamii) detail of flowerhead. Often grows in dark shady places. Saprophytic, obtaining nutrients from dead organic matter by parasitising fungi (Armillaria sp.) associated with various tree species - in this case, southern beech. Molesworth *

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DSC_1958 Black orchid, or Huperei (Gastrodea cunninghamii) detail of flowerhead. Often grows in dark shady places. Saprophytic, obtaining nutrients from dead organic matter by parasitising fungi (Armillaria sp.) associated with various tree species - in this case, southern beech. Molesworth *

DSC 1958 Black orchid potato orchid Huperei Gastrodea cunninghamii beech forest detail flowers habitat parasite saprophyte Molesworth