Calochilus montanus

Copper Beard Orchid at Point 60

Calochilus montanus at Point 60 - 27 Oct 2015
Calochilus montanus at Point 60 - 27 Oct 2015
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Calochilus montanus 5 Nov 2015 TonyWood
Calochilus saprophyticus 27 Oct 2015 MichaelMulvaney

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MattM wrote:
   28 Oct 2015
I would presume it's C. montanus. However Tony hinted that they might be the same species. I saw a leaf in the photos. Apparently C. saprophyticus doesn't have a leaf. Is the browning leaf part of the plant in question?
MattM wrote:
   28 Oct 2015
Correction: they both have leaves, but C. saprophyticus doesn't have the large basal leave that montanus has. Apparently saprophyticus hasn't been seen on Black Mountain since 1995.
   29 Oct 2015
Thanks Matt - it looks the same as montanus, which I recorded within 5m of this record, but didn't appear to have a large basal leaf which I did see on the nearby montanus
MattM wrote:
   29 Oct 2015
That's so cool! I'd love to be able to compare the species so close together. Now I just need to find it...

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