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Welcome to the 2015 Orchid Season
WANOSCG General Meetings
Next General meeting and AGM 21st March 2015
Meetings are held on the third Wednesday of the month at 7:30 pm in the Kings Park Administration Buildings off Fraser Avenue (March to November inclusive).
SPEAKERS for 2015 TBA
WANOSCG Award
2011 :Don Ward (the inaugural recipient)
2012 : Matz Dahlkamp
2013 : Eddy Wajon
The criterion for this award is that the person should have advanced the aims of, and made an outstanding contribution to, WANOSCG - namely the study and conservation of Western Australian native orchids. These contributions will usually have been made over an extended period of time. The recipient must be a financial Member of WANOSCG.
FIELD TRIPS FOR 2015
To be advised
PHOTO COMPETITION FOR 2015
The competition night is at the November meeting
To be decided
ADOPT an Orchid (ADORP)
Some 20+ members have signed up to the adopt an orchid program
WANOSCG Blog
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Threatened & Priority Orchid Species of Western Australia
More information can be found at the DEC website under the heading "Management and Protection" in "Threatened flora" section http://www.dec.wa.gov.au/index.php
Recent publications related to Western Australian Native Orchids
Identification and Ecology of Southwest Australian Orchids - A User-friendly Guide Mark Brundrett (2014)
Field Guide to the Orchids of Western Australia - Andrew Brown, Kingsley Dixon, Christopher French and Garry Brockman (2013) The Definitive Guide to the Native Orchids of Western Australia
Orchids of South-West Australia 3rd Edition - Noel Hoffman & Andrew Brown (2011)
Orchids of Western Australia - Andrew Brown, Pat Dundas, Kingsley Dixon & Stephen Hopper (2008) - A valuable comprehensive reference of WA native orchid species beautifully illustrated by Pat Dundas
Spider Orchids-the Genus Caladenia and it's relatives in Australia - Gary Backhouse
WANOSCG Featured Orchid
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Orchids, Watheroo, 030813
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Patricias Spider Orchid, Watheroo, 030813
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 Leafless, Bunny Orchid, Dwellingup Pinjarra 170413
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 Bunny, Hare Orchid, Perth Hills 220413
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