Bunochilus umbrinus (ACT) = Pterostylis umbrina (NSW)

Broad-sepaled Leafy Greenhood at suppressed

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Identification history

	Bunochilus umbrinus (ACT) = Pterostylis umbrina (NSW)	11 Sep 2018	TonyWood
	Bunochilus umbrinus (ACT) = Pterostylis umbrina (NSW)	11 Sep 2018	PeterR

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User's notes

The flower had two of these flies landing on it frequently but briefly as it was windy. Not certain if it was a pollinator.

2 comments

MichaelMulvaney wrote:

12 Sep 2018

Great photo thanks Peter - I gather gnats like this do pollinate this group - Tony is this likely to be a pollinator and has it been attracted to the orchid because of a pheromone produced by the plant?

TonyWood wrote:

12 Sep 2018

Hi Michael, yes could possibly be a pollinator. I'll ask Tobias.

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Sighting information

1 Abundance
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Additional information

True In flower
10cm to 30cm Plant height

Species information

Bunochilus umbrinus (ACT) = Pterostylis umbrina (NSW) Scientific name
Broad-sepaled Leafy Greenhood Common name
Highly Sensitive
Rare or uncommon native
Non-invasive or negligible
264 images trained Machine learning
In flower
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Synonyms
Pterostylis umbrina Bunochilus umbrinus

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