Chiloglottis valida

Large Bird Orchid at Cotter River, ACT

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Identification history

	Chiloglottis valida	29 Nov 2015	TonyWood
	Chiloglottis valida	29 Nov 2015	MattM

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Square Rock Track. Approximately 200+ plants. Only one in flower with many others growing long stems and starting to fruit. Is this why they are called bird orchids?

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TonyWood wrote:

30 Nov 2015

They grow long stems after fertilization to aid seed dispersal. They are called bird orchids because of the mobile labellum which gives the impression of a young bird's gaping mouth.

MattM wrote:

30 Nov 2015

Ah. That's pretty cool. It makes sense. I thought they might have been called bird orchids because the fruiting bodies appear rather bird like.

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Location information

Maps Namadgi National Park
Places Cotter River, ACT

Sighting information

101 - 1,000 Abundance
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Plants Orchids MattM Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr

Additional information

True In flower

Species information

Chiloglottis valida Scientific name
Large Bird Orchid Common name
Sensitive
Local native
Non-invasive or negligible
254 images trained Machine learning
In flower

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