Tiger Orchid at Bywong, NSW
Identification history
| Diuris sulphurea | 15 Nov 2017 | CathB | ||
| Diuris sulphurea | 14 Nov 2017 | Varanus |
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A large and tight colony of approximately 90-100 plants at the entrance to Mac's Reef tip. The colony was unnecessarily destroyed by damage peripheral to roadworks to the new transfer station, despite notifying Palerang Council of its location.
4 comments
TonyWood
wrote:
15 Nov 2017
A nice looking specimen. Do I understand you correctly and that the colony has been destroyed since the pic was taken?
Varanus
wrote:
15 Nov 2017
Unfortunately the answer is yes, Tony. I told Palerang Council about the colony (in which there were many plants like in the close-up). They did not need to destroy them, but as usual the damage created unnecessarily each side of a minor roadwork site took them all out.
MichaelMulvaney
wrote:
20 Nov 2017
Thanks Tony and Geoff - I have been meaning to talk to all the environment officers within the surrounding councils about Canberra Nature Map and how they can use it to avoid unnecessary destruction of important plants and other wildlife - this has given me new impetus to arrange those meetings
Location information
- Maps QPRC LGA
- Places Bywong, NSW
Sighting information
- 100 Abundance
- 8 Nov 2010 09:52 AM Recorded on
- Varanus Recorded by
Additional information
- True In flower
- 10cm to 30cm Plant height
Species information
- Diuris sulphurea Scientific name
- Tiger Orchid Common name
- Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-Invasive
- Machine learning
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In flower
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