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Guide to Native Orchids of Victoria

Gary N. Backhouse 2023

This comprehensive guide describes the 447 species of wild orchids that occur in Victoria, Australia. This region is one of the richest in the world for its diversity of temperate terrestrial orchids. Orchid diversity in Victoria spans some of the smallest to some of the largest orchids in Australia, from the minute Mallacoota Midge Orchid with flowers just 2 mm across to the large King Orchid, with big plants having hundreds of fragrant flowers and weighing many kilograms.
Guide to Native Orchids of Victoria includes brief descriptions of all species, enabling their identification in the wild. With more than 460 photographs of wild orchids in their natural habitat and distribution maps for almost all species, this guide will delight and inspire anyone interested in orchids.

Soft cover  320 pages