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Scientific Name
Dockrillia striolata
Family Name
ORCHIDACEAE
Common Name
Yellow Rock Orchid
Status
Height
0.2m - 0.4m (20-40cm)
Flowers
Short racemes with 1-3 yellowish flowers that have dark stripes, particularly prominant on the outside of the perianth segments.
Fruit
Papery capsule
Form
Clumping rock dwelling orchid with short, often curved terete leaves.
Municipalities
Communities
Coastal Vegetation; Dry Eucalypt Forest and Woodland
Habitat Notes
Tas. endemic. Grows on rack faces and boulders, most commonly granodiorite and granite, occasionally dolerite or sandstone, in open eucalypt forest. Most colonies are found on east facing sites directly exposed to moisture laden sea breezes.
Site Tolerance
Exposed; Moist; Windy
Frost Tolerance
Tender
Soil Tolerance
Poor; Well-drained
General Notes
Dockrilla roots spread widely over the rock surfaces and in crevices. As they are not insulated by soil, the plants are very vulnerable to all but low intensity ground fires. Subsp. chrysantha. is well represented in reserves, but subsp. striolata. is represented only in the Strzelcki NP. Suitable below powerlines.
Propagation Details
Propagation Calendar
Flowering Months
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Oct
Nov
Dec
Seed Collecting Months
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Sowing Months
Jan
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Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Cutting Months
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Seed Information
Seed Collection
Seed Treatment Method
Standard
Seed Storage Life
Viable Seeds Per Gram
Seed Treatment Notes
Orchid seeds are very minute yellow, brown or blackish dust-like particles. Orchid seeds are produced within a capsule that splits at maturity and releases tousands to millions of seeds. Dispersed by wind and water and only germinate following infection of the embryo by a suitable mycorrhizal fungus. Very few seeds become mature plants. For more information see Jones, Wapstra, Tonelli, Harris (1999): The Orchids of Tasmania.
Germination Time
Suitable for Direct Seeding
Cuttings
Expected Time to Take Root
Expected Time to Plant Out
Propagation by Division
N.B. Transplant only from nearby to avoid disease.
Cutting Notes
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