Habenaria walleri

Habenaria walleri

Native to:
Burundi | Cameroon | Central African Republic | Congo | DR Congo | Gabon | Guinea | Kenya | Malawi | Nigeria | South Sudan | Sudan-South Sudan | Tanzania | Uganda | Zambia

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Taxonomy

Division:
Magnoliophyta | - Flowering plants
Family:
Orchidaceae
Genus:
Habenaria
Species:
Habenaria walleri

Growth Characteristics

Growth Habit:
Geophyte
Height:
90 cm
Drought Tolerance:
Low
Bloom Colors:
white, green

Garden & Ecology Notes

Wildlife Value:
bees, butterflies
Fire Ecology:
Fire adapted — tolerates or benefits from fire
Fire Notes:
Benefits from periodic fire to maintain open, sunny conditions in its wet pine savanna habitat.

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Propagation & Germination

Notes:
Orchid seeds require symbiotic mycorrhizal fungi for germination; conventional stratification is not applicable.

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