New Zealand Plants

DSC_1884 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_1884 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 1884 Black orchid potato orchid Huperei Gastrodea cunninghamii beech forest flowers detail habitat parasite saprophyte Molesworth