Corysanthes incurva
Slaty Helmet Orchid at suppressed
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| Corysanthes incurva | TonyWood | 28 Sep 2015 | |
| Corysanthes incurva | MattM | 27 Sep 2015 | |
| Corysanthes sp. | FranM | 26 Sep 2015 |
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5 comments
27 Sep 2015
I would assume this is C. incurva. Did you see any little "crispy" bits at the kink in any of the leaves? C. incurva has just finished flowering, so that is all that remains.
27 Sep 2015
No, there was no sign of spent flowers. I thought they had a fresh look of something just emerging and yet to flower. Size between 5 and 10 cent coin.
27 Sep 2015
That sounds about right. The plants would have finished flowering a few weeks ago. Based on my observations, the flowers proceed to disappear at an alarming rate leaving little to no trace they ever existed. Still, it's a good find. There are only a small handful of known colonies in the ACT.
28 Sep 2015
This sighting might give you a bit of an idea as to the size of the orchid.
http://canberranaturemap.org/Community/Sightings/Details/1944816
28 Sep 2015
Despite the lack of flowers I've confirmed this on the basis that I have seen flowering plants there previously, and I can't think what else it could be.
Sighting information
- 16 - 100 Abundance
- FranM Recorded by
Collections
Species information
- Corysanthes incurva Scientific name
- Slaty Helmet Orchid Common name
- Highly Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- External link More information
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Synonyms
Corybas incurvus Corysanthes incurva
Seasonal activity
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In flower
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