Orchidaceae
Sweet onion orchid
Microtis oblonga
- Family
- Orchidaceae
- Genus
- Microtis
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Sweet onion orchid
Flowers
- In flower
- September, November (from 7 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Photos
Photo: June Niejalke, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Stella Fish, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Brendan Costello, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Brendan Costello, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Brendan Costello, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
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Sources: classification from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.