Corunastylis cornuta

1 Horned Midge Orchid at Goorooyarroo NR (ACT)

Corunastylis cornuta at Goorooyarroo NR (ACT) - 30 Mar 2018
Corunastylis cornuta at Goorooyarroo NR (ACT) - 30 Mar 2018
Corunastylis cornuta at Goorooyarroo NR (ACT) - 30 Mar 2018
Corunastylis cornuta at Goorooyarroo NR (ACT) - 30 Mar 2018
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Corunastylis cornuta 30 Mar 2018 TonyWood
Corunastylis cornuta 30 Mar 2018 AaronClausen

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Only just over 10cm tall. Some kind of civil works and tree felling going right over the top of this extremely important colony. I'll bring to attention of ACT Gov for follow up.

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CathB wrote:
   31 Mar 2018
Great that you caught them in full flower this time!
   6 Apr 2018
Aaron- I inspected the site today, with the manager of the fence construction project. The Horned Midge Orchid location is well away from any construction and will not be disturbed any further. The fence builders were asked to drag stems and large branches from small trees felled along the fence line into the reserve and some of this material was dragged close to the orchids. Vehicle tracks were evident in the vicinity of the orchids, which may have been derived from park management activities such as rabbit or weed control. Care will be taken to avoid this site in future.
Cheers Michael Mulvaney
AaronClausen wrote:
   7 Apr 2018
Many thanks for chasing this up Michael M and associated effort, really appreciated.

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  • 3 Abundance
  • 30 Mar 2018 02:39 PM Recorded on
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  • True In flower
  • 10cm to 30cm Plant height

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