Corunastylis clivicola
Rufous midge orchid at Burra, NSW
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| Corunastylis clivicola | TonyWood | 10 Apr 2017 | |
| Corunastylis clivicola | TonyWood | 10 Apr 2017 | |
| Corunastylis cornuta | AaronClausen | 28 Mar 2017 | |
| Unverified | Safarigirl | 28 Mar 2017 |
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Significant sighting
MichaelMulvaney noted:
11 Apr 2017
A new location of this nationally rare orchid for which our region is its stronghold
10 comments
29 Mar 2017
Could be C. cornuta, but I am not convinced. Would like to see a fully open flower.
29 Mar 2017
Thanks Tony,
This is the first one I've seen. Do the flowers start to open from the top or bottom of the flower stem? I'll try to get some more photos.
This is the first one I've seen. Do the flowers start to open from the top or bottom of the flower stem? I'll try to get some more photos.
29 Mar 2017
Flowers open from the bottom usually in quick succession, so it is not unusual to see an inflorescence with all flowers open. It looks as though your plant has just about finished flowering, with the bottom ones possibly fertilised. C. cornuta usually doesn't have more than 10 flowers, whereas your has at least 15 flowers. I can't quite tell if the labellum is hairy or hairless, an important diagnostic. More photos would be good.
7 Apr 2017
I wasn't able to get another photo. Looked for more in area but didn't find any.
7 Apr 2017
Looking at this again I am more inclined to thinking it is a green form of C. clivicola. Can't see the leaf which in C. cornuta is close to the top of the bottom flower.
10 Apr 2017
There is a leaf, tight against stem a few centimetres below base of bottom flower, it has a brown tip. Not sure how to add photo to this entry
10 Apr 2017
If the tip of the leaf is a few centimetres below the base of the bottom flower I would say its C. clivicola. Not sure myself how to add a photo.
10 Apr 2017
Max 5 photos per sighting. Click edit, and remove one of the less diagnostic photos, then there will be an option to add another photo
11 Apr 2017
I've added a photo which shows the leaf. Thanks for the tips. So impressed with this website!! An amazing community.
Location information
- Places Burra, NSW
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- Safarigirl Recorded by
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- Significant Safarigirl Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Corunastylis clivicola Orchids Plants
Species information
- Corunastylis clivicola Scientific name
- Rufous midge orchid Common name
- Sensitive
- Rare or uncommon native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 939m Recorded at altitude
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Synonyms
Genoplesium clivicolum
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In flower
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