Corunastylis sp.

A Midge Orchid at Lower Boro, NSW

Corunastylis sp. at Lower Boro, NSW - 13 Apr 2020
Corunastylis sp. at Lower Boro, NSW - 13 Apr 2020
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Identification history

Corunastylis sp. 25 Apr 2020 MichaelMulvaney
Corunastylis sp. 14 Apr 2020 BettyDonWood
Unidentified 14 Apr 2020 mcleana

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4 comments

TobiasHayashi wrote:
   16 Apr 2020
Options are C cornuta and C sagittifera. I'll do some research
Eamonn wrote:
   9 May 2024
Called C. oligantha now, if you take the narrow view of C. saggitifera is confined to the Blue Mountains
TobiasHayashi wrote:
   9 May 2024
Hi Eamonn, respectfully disagree here too. Of course hard to be sure without seeing in the flesh, but C. oligantha typically has broader labellum with darker purple tip. Flowers generally not small, and these ones appear small (hard to judge from photos though). There is some uncertainty about how to treat Corunastylis from north of Canberra that appear smaller than regular C cornuta we get around Canberra.
Eamonn wrote:
   9 May 2024
I have to agree about the colour, that does match C. cornuta better

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Location information

Sighting information

  • 1 - 3 Abundance
  • 13 Apr 2020 04:49 PM Recorded on
  • mcleana Recorded by

Additional information

  • True In flower
  • 10cm to 30cm Plant height

Species information

  • Corunastylis sp. Scientific name
  • A Midge Orchid Common name
  • Sensitive
  • Rare or uncommon native
  • Non-Invasive
  • Machine learning
  • In flower
  • Synonyms

    Genoplesium sp.

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