Diuris sp.

A Donkey Orchid at Canberra Central, ACT

Diuris sp. at Canberra Central, ACT - 29 Sep 2014
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Identification history

Diuris sp. 18 Oct 2014 MichaelMulvaney
Diuris sp. 18 Oct 2014 MichaelMulvaney
Diuris nigromontana 29 Sep 2014 AaronClausen
Unidentified 29 Sep 2014 AaronClausen

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2 comments

TonyWood wrote:
   30 Sep 2014
I'm a bit puzzled by this one. I don't think its D. nigromontana, but I could be wrong. It might be a yellow form of D. pardina.
TonyWood wrote:
   20 Oct 2014
Looking at this again, I would say its Diuris sulphurea; you can just make out the dark blotches on the dorsal sepal. flowering early.

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Sighting information

  • 1 - 3 Abundance
  • 29 Sep 2014 02:22 PM Recorded on
  • AaronClausen Recorded by

Additional information

  • True In flower

Species information

  • Diuris sp. Scientific name
  • A Donkey Orchid Common name
  • Sensitive
  • Local native
  • Non-invasive or negligible
  • Machine learning
  • In flower

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