1 Rufous midge orchid at Denman Prospect, ACT
Identification history
| Corunastylis clivicola | 20 Mar 2020 | CathB | ||
| Corunastylis clivicola | 13 Mar 2020 | MattM |
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User's notes
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.
1 comment
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.
Location information
Sighting information
- 4 - 15 Abundance
- MattM Recorded by
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Collections
Plants Orchids MattM Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Corunastylis clivicola
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
- Up to 859.47m Recorded at altitude
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In flower
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Synonyms
Genoplesium clivicolum
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