Journal Of the Native Orchid Society Of South Australia Inc. Print Post Approved Volume 38 Nº 3 PP 543662/00018 April 2014 NATIVE ORCHID SOCIET Y OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA PO Box 565 Unley SA 5061 Website: www.nossa.org.au Ph: 8294 8014 April 2014 Vol. 38 NO3 President The Native Orchid Society of South Australia promotes the conservation Robert Lawrence of orchids through the preservation of natural habitat and through Email: cultivation. Except with the documented official representation of the [email protected] management committee, no person may represent the Society on any Vice President matter. All native orchids are protected in the wild; their collection Kris Kopicki without written Government permit is illegal. Secretary Contents Vacant Email: [email protected] Title Author Page Notice Board 27 Treasurer Summary of March Meeting & AGM Lorraine Badger 28 Gordon Ninnes March Judging Results Les Nesbitt 29 Email: [email protected] or Competition Plant Recall Les Nesbitt 29 [email protected] Winning Picture for March Rosalie Lawrence 30 Editor Field Trip to Meadows Flat and Knott Leo Davis 31 Lorraine and John Badger Hill Native Forest Reserves. Email: [email protected] Gastrodia Worldwide Rob Bates 33 Assistant Editor Photographing Orchid Pollinators Rosalie Lawrence 34 Helen Lawrence 2014 – 2015 Event Calendar 35 Committee LIFE MEMBERS Jan Adams Mr R Hargreaves† Mr G. Carne Rosalie Lawrence Bob Bates Mr H Goldsack† Mr R Bates David Hirst Mr R Robjohns† Mr R Shooter Mr J Simmons† Mr W Dear Other Positions Mr D Wells† Mrs C Houston Membership Liaison Officer Mr L Nesbitt Mr D Hirst Robert Lawrence Ph: 8294 8014 PATRON: MR L NESBITT Email: The Native Orchid Society of South Australia, while taking all due [email protected] care, take no responsibility for loss or damage to any plants whether Conservation Officer at shows, meetings or exhibits. Thelma Bridle Views or opinions expressed by authors of articles within this Journal Botanical Advisor do not necessarily reflect the views or opinions of the management Bob Bates committee. We condone the reprint of any articles if Field Trips Coordinator acknowledgment is given. Vacant Trading Table Front cover from an original drawing of Pterostylis cucullata ssp. Judy Penney cucullata by Thelma Bridle. Used with her kind permission. Pterostylis cucullata ssp. cucullata is a rare, short-statured species of Leafy Librarian Pauline Meyers Greenhood which grows only in coastal regions. Thought to be extinct in SA, a NOSSA member discovered a large population in Show Marshall 2013, growing in the lower South East close to the Victorian border. Vacant Registrar of Judges Les Nesbitt Tuber Band Coordinator Jane Higgs Ph: 8558 6247 Email: [email protected] Website Manager Rosalie Lawrence Email: [email protected] Journal of the Native Orchid Society of South Australia Inc. April 2014 Vol. 38 NO3 NOTICE BOARD The Native Orchid Society of South Australia meets every fourth Tuesday of the months February to November at St Matthew's Hall, Bridge Street, Kensington. Meetings start at 8:00 p.m. Doors to the hall will be open from 7:15 pm to allow Members access to the Library and Trading Table, OR to attend Les Nesbit’s Growing Orchid Forum 7.15 to 7.45 p.m (commencing from the May meeting). Date Event April 22, Tue General Meeting Speaker - Jason Tyndall “Orchid Stories - connecting children to nature through orchids” April 26, Sat Field Trip - Scott CP Leporella fimbriata see item below April 26, Sat NOSSA display and stall at Australian Plant Society Autumn Sale 10 am to 5 pm, Wayville Showgrounds April 27, Sun NOSSA display and stall at Australian Plant Society Autumn Sale 10 am to 4 pm, Wayville Showgrounds April 29, Tue Committee Meeting 7.30pm at the Lawrences May 2, Fri Articles for Journal are to reach the editor by this date. [email protected] May 3, Sat Judges Meeting 9:30 – 11:30 at Les Nesbitt's place further information below May 17, Sat Working Bee & BBQ beginning 10am Warradale Uniting Church – see item below May 25 Sat Field Trip - Mt Billy Conservation Park - P. byrophilum, Acianthus, Eriochilus Welcome to new members Committee Meeting Times Fran Lucas of Belair Please note that meeting times have reverted to a Heather Whiting of Vale Park 7:30 pm start. Membership Fees Now Overdue NOSSA Name Tags Membership fees remain unchanged for 2014. Lost or broken your name tag? Possibly you have Are you one of the many who has overlooked never received one. Contact Rosalie Lawrence on them? If so a request from the NOSSA treasurer 8294 8014 or email [email protected] for those fees are paid soon before you discover you a new one. Badges certainly help in getting to no longer receive the journal. Payments can be know one another, especially on field trips. made by cash at any Bank SA branch or Working Bee & BBQ Saturday 17th May 10am start electronically as Direct Deposit. NOSSA has hired a storage shed at Warradale Uniting Church (corner Lascelles and Struan, Warradale UBD Bank SA - BSB: 105 011 Map152 P3.). Members are encouraged to come and Account Name: Native Orchid Society of SA help us sort and pack NOSSA equipment. Incorporated Account #: 073181741 Next Field Trip - Saturday, 26 April 2014 Reference: Member Name; Subs NOTE: the next trip will be to Scott CP at Currency Creek (as distinct from Scott Creek CP) meeting at the It is important to put your name in the reference so northern car park (gate 1) at 10 am. that we know who has paid. Should you have previously sent money without identification could Access: From Meadows take the Goolwa you let the treasurer know otherwise you may not Road for 25.5 km, (passing first Nangkita Rd continue to receive your journal. and then Tooperang Rd), take a right turn south onto Deep Creek Road. After 3km take the Judges' Meeting Gould Rd track leading east for 0.75 km. The first judges’ meeting for the year will be held (Gould Rd can also be accessed from Goolwa - at 18 Cambridge St, Vale Park on Saturday 3rd Strathalbyn Rd) May from 9.30 am to 11.30am. All members who New Venture – MONTHLY GROWING ORCHID want to learn about judging native orchids are FORUM welcome to attend. Bring your ANOS judging Prior to the general meeting Les Nesbit will present a handbook if you have one. Also bring any good monthly Growing Orchid Forum 7.15 to 7.45 beginning quality orchids in flower for judging practice. at the May meeting. Any member interested in growing orchids is encouraged to attend. Page 27 Journal of the Native Orchid Society of South Australia Inc. April 2014 Vol. 38 NO3 New Website species and hybrid in the background. The species On March 8, a new NOSSA website was launched. In composition of each hybrid in the parentage will also the few weeks to the end of March, some 700 views be shown. We expect this to take another 5 months or from 24 countries were recorded. Most viewers were so to complete. The next ANOS Conference will from Australia (naturally), followed by USA and then hopefully be held in Sydney in 2016, but details have Brazil. Rosalie has set it up so people can comment on still to be worked through. articles. It would be a great encouragement if Volunteers Required to man NOSSA stall at APS members check it out and leave their thoughts. Sale www.nossa.org.au If you are able to help on either the Saturday or Australasian Native Orchid Society Inc.. COUNCIL Sunday, morning or afternoon, contact Robert or NEWS Mar 2014 Rosalie by email [email protected] or An updated Orchid Hybrid Checklist version is being phone 8294 8014 prepared which will contain details involving each SUMMARY OF MARCH MEETING AND AGM Our last meeting, the Annual General Meeting, was Management Committee recommended David Hirst be well attended with approximately 40 people present. honoured with Life Membership for his work as Journal The election of officers turned out to be a speedy event editor over many years as well as presenting him with since there was either only one name against a position a certificate of appreciation. The meeting voted or no volunteer. In the end the positions of Secretary, unanimously to make him a life member. Robert Show Marshall and Field Trip Co-ordinator remained Lawrence also thanked Geoff for his leadership over vacant with the Committee reviewing, especially, the the last two years. The next AGM will be 24th March position of secretary. 2015. The 2014 team is as follows The guest speaker for the evening was Heather President: Robert Lawrence Whiting who shared her experience of Vice President: Kris Kopicki Secretary: Vacant "Successfully Reintroducing Native Orchids to the Treasurer: Gordon Ninnes Adelaide Plains." Heather, a botanist and co- Editors: Lorraine and Badger ordinator of Vale Park Our Patch (VPOP), a Assistant Editor: Helen Lawrence community-based native re-vegetation and Committee: Jan Adams, Rosalie environmental education project, along the banks Lawrence, David Hirst, of the River Torrens, enthusiastically presented how Bob Bates their group has successfully established a Membership wildflower walk at Vale Park. Since then a couple Liaison Officer: Robert Lawrence of other sites have been established. They have Conservation Officer: Thelma Bridle effectively recreated ecosystems suitable for Botanical Advisor: Bob Bates orchids, reintroducing to date 26 species of native Field Trips Coordinator: Vacant Trading Table: Judy Penney orchids. Many are thriving, setting seed and Librarian: Pauline Meyers forming colonies or clumps. Her passion for this Show Marshall: Vacant project was evident throughout her interesting Registrar of Judges: Les Nesbitt discussion.