Wax Lip Orchid at Canberra Central, ACT
Identification history
| Glossodia major | 27 Sep 2014 | waltraud |
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waltraud
wrote:
27 Sep 2014
I took the photo in a patch of approx 10 square meters where I counted 37 Glossodia majo, about 2/3 still in bud at the time when I took the photo. There were many more Wax lips in the vicinity of that patch however more scattered. There are other orchid species as well.
Location information
- Places Canberra Central, ACT
Sighting information
- 16 - 100 Abundance
- waltraud Recorded by
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Collections
waltraud Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Glossodia major Orchids Plants
Additional information
- True In flower
Species information
- Glossodia major Scientific name
- Wax Lip Orchid Common name
- Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1099.8m Recorded at altitude
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In flower
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Synonyms
Caladenia major
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- More than one media file
- Verified by an expert moderator
- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
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