Eriochilus helonomos

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Plantae/Tracheophyta/Liliopsida/Asparagales/Orchidaceae/Eriochilus

At a glance

Occurrence records124

Data sources4

Biological traits22

DNA specimens0

eDNA detections0

Sources4 archives

Databases and archives Eriochilus helonomos's data was compiled from.

WikipediaWikimedia Foundation3 languages↗

BioWikiNetmultilingual Wikipediamultilingual↗

GBIFGlobal Biodiversity Information Facility124 records↗

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On this page3 sections

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NarrativeWikipediaarticle

Traits & measurements4 literature sources22 traits

Occurrence & distributionGBIF124 records

01Narrative

Eriochilus helonomos, commonly known as the swamp bunny orchid, is a plant in the orchid family Orchidaceae and is endemic to Western Australia. It has a single pointed leaf and usually a single white or cream-coloured flower with reddish brown markings. A relatively common species, it usually grows in swampy places. It is distinguished from other bunny orchids by the arrangement of its petals.

No narrative description available for this taxon yet.

02Traits & measurements

SourcesWCVPAusTraitsGIFTTRY

Size & morphology5

Leaf length13 mm

Leaf width6.5 mm

Plant height0.12 m

Plant height max0.15 m

Plant height min0.05 m

Life cycle & reproduction5

Flowering timennnyyyynnnnn

Life formtuberous geophyte

Life spanperennial

Raunkiær life formcryptophyte

Sex typehermaphrodite

Diet & foraging1

Parasiteindependent

Habitat & environment10

Aquaticterrestrial

Climatesubtropical

Climberself-supporting

Epiphyteterrestrial

Fruit fleshinessdry

Fruit typecapsule

Growth formherb

Leaf compoundnesssimple

Leaf shapenarrowly_ovate ovate

Woodinessnon-woody

Other traits1

Plant support typefree-standing

08Occurrence & distribution

Record type124 records

Wild obs. + sensor52

Museum / vouchered71

Cultivated / captive1

Range

Area of Occupancy AOO332 km²

Wildobservation + sensor

Human sightings and records, or camera-trap / sensor detections — someone (or a device) saw or captured the species in the wild.

Coordinate accuracy68% within 1 km

≤100 m 23≤1 km 5≤10 km 3>10 km 10

41 georeferenced · 11 without coordinates

Open the mapobservation + sensor52

Museum / Voucheredphysical evidence

Backed by a physical specimen — a herbarium sheet, sample or voucher held in a collection. “Vouchered” means supported by material evidence, not just an observation.

Coordinate accuracy67% within 1 km

≤100 m 34≤1 km 5≤10 km 13>10 km 6

58 georeferenced · 13 without coordinates

Open the institutions mapphysical evidence71

Cultivated / Captivenot free-living

A living individual in a botanical garden, zoo or nursery — cultivated or kept, not free-living.

Coordinate accuracy100% within 1 km

≤1 km 1

1 georeferenced

Open the mapnot free-living1

Wildobservation + sensor

Human sightings and records, or camera-trap / sensor detections — someone (or a device) saw or captured the species in the wild.

10Collections & institutions

Holding institutions3 of 4 geolocated

Institutions and collections holding physical, vouchered specimens of this species — click a row to fly to it on the map.

Institution	Specimens
Kensington, AU	44
Canberra, AU	22
Adelaide, AU	4
Museo Entomologico de Leonlocation not on record	1

4 institutions · 71 of 71 vouchered records shown

Cultivated / Captivenot free-living

A living individual in a botanical garden, zoo or nursery — cultivated or kept, not free-living.

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