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Kōrero: Orchids

Bearded orchid

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Bearded orchid

The lower petal or lip of the bearded orchid Calochilus paludosus is covered in long purple hairs.

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New Zealand Native Orchids

by Michael Pratt

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Ian St George, Orchids – Orchid habitat, features and conservation, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/photograph/10827/bearded-orchid (accessed 4 June 2026).

He kōrero nā Ian St George, i tāngia i te 1 March 2009.