Corunastylis clivicola

1 Rufous midge orchid at Denman Prospect, ACT

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Identification history

	Corunastylis clivicola	20 Mar 2020	CathB
	Corunastylis clivicola	13 Mar 2020	MattM

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A dense colony of about 7 plants. I was a bit perplexed by the plant in images 1 and 2, as its leaf was very close to the flowers. I also thought the flowers were more clustered than the other individuals I had seen, and the labellum a little broader. It was also shorter than the others in the colony. Photos 3 and 4 show another, more normal, plant from the same colony, but with some visiting pollinators.

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CathB wrote:

21 Mar 2020

I suspect the plant in the first two images got a bit 'stuck' during development and the stem didn't elongate fully. The slight kink below the flowers would be consistent with this. I've seen ones that had got caught up in other vegetation that look like this. It's been a great season for these guys.

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Location information

Maps Piney Ridge Bluetts Block (402, 403, 12, 11)
Places Denman Prospect, ACT

Sighting information

4 - 15 Abundance
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Plants Orchids MattM Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr

Additional information

True In flower
10cm to 30cm Plant height

Species information

Corunastylis clivicola Scientific name
Rufous midge orchid Common name
Sensitive
Rare or uncommon native
Non-invasive or negligible
308 images trained Machine learning
In flower
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Synonyms
Genoplesium clivicolum

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