A Greenhood at Belconnen, ACT
Identification history
| Diplodium sp. | 11 Apr 2016 | CathB |
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User's notes
Diplodium truncatum and D. laxum both seen here in the past. Nearby plants seem to have been dug up (by birds?) - image 2
2 comments
MattM
wrote:
11 Apr 2016
According to the ACT Orchid book, lyrebirds will scratch up and eat P. pedunculata tubers. I don't see why Choughs wouldn't do the same to other orchids.
CathB
wrote:
11 Apr 2016
There are great herds of choughs all through the burnt areas at the moment, and plenty of holes where orchids used to be.
Location information
- Maps Aranda Bushland
- Places Belconnen, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 - 3 Abundance
- 8 Apr 2016 05:04 PM Recorded on
- CathB Recorded by
Species information
- Diplodium sp. Scientific name
- A Greenhood Common name
- Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-Invasive
- 117 images trained Machine learning
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In flower
