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- Orchids in the profile - Worth knowing compact
- Systematics and habitus at a glance
- Mushrooms and orchids - a wonderful symbiosis
- Tips
There are over 1000 genera of orchids
Orchids in the profile - Worth knowing compact
With beautiful flowers, orchids bring us floral happy moments throughout the year. Reason enough to take a closer look at their unique properties. This profile sums up briefly, which distinguishes the queen of the flowers.
Systematics and habitus at a glance
When dinosaurs settled on the earth 65 to 80 million years ago, the evolution of orchids began. Already 500 BC, the first writings dealt more closely with the unique plants from tropical regions. To date, orchids have lost none of their fascination. On the contrary, beauties such as Phalaenopsis, Dendrobium or Vanda are considered popular indoor plants. The following profile details the exciting attributes:
Although 9 out of 10 orchids come from tropical countries, some species are native to Germany. These include shrubs, Stendelwurze and forest hyacinths, which we can encounter during our walks. For exotic flower flair in German forests provides the yellow ladybug orchid, which can assert itself as the only Cypripedium species in the Central European climate.
Mushrooms and orchids - a wonderful symbiosis
The microscopic seeds of orchids do not have nutritive tissue, as is standard with other plant seeds. For the tiny embryos to survive, they are dependent on a symbiosis with nurse mushrooms. By penetrating a seed, the fungal spores ensure germination and care of the seedlings. This process continues for many years. So it is not uncommon that seedlings bloom for the first time only after 15 years.
Tips
Their status as the most popular house plant belies the endangerment of orchids. In the wild the unique flowers are threatened with extinction. Therefore, all orchid species worldwide are protected. Admiring and photographing are allowed - picking and digging, on the other hand, is punishable by fines.