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Gavilea australis

Gavilea australis

(Skottsb.) M.N. Correa
Orquídea Verde

Family: Orchidaceae
Order: Asparagales
Class: Liliopsida
Phylum / Division: Magnoliophyta
Kingdom: Plantae

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Gavilea australis, the southern-most orchid, is a species of flowering plant in the family Orchidaceae. It is native to Tierra del Fuego and nearby parts of Chile and Argentina, and to the Falkland Islands. An erect terrestrial perennial typically tall, it was originally described by Carl Skottsberg in 1913 as Asarca australis.

Source: Wikipedia, article Gavilea australis. Content adapted from Wikipedia, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license. Accessed on 17/07/2026.





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Photography ID: 486249
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Ushuaia
Tierra del Fuego
Argentina
01/20/2022
Estela Caipillan


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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
156054020/01/2022ArgentinaTierra del FuegoJardín Botánico de Ushuaia, UshuaiaEstela Caipillan
141319318/01/2020ArgentinaTierra del FuegoParque Nacional Tierra del FuegoRomán Montero
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Please use the following reference when citing this species account.
EcoRegistros. 2026. Gavilea australis – Species account. Accessed from www.ecoregistros.org on 14/09/2026.