Corunastylis cornuta
Horned Midge Orchid at Undefined Area
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| Corunastylis cornuta | TonyWood | 10 Mar 2016 | |
| Corunastylis cornuta | MichaelMulvaney | 10 Mar 2016 |
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Significant sighting
MichaelMulvaney noted:
11 Mar 2016
A new Black Mountain location of this species, for which the Black Mountain area is a stronghold. There are less than a dozen recorded locations for this species nationally
User's notes
About 20cm tall within open Joycea pallida tussock, no basal leaf apparent.
2 comments
11 Mar 2016
Michael, I've confirmed this as C. cornuta largely on the basis of colour and shape of flowers. There are green forms of C. clivicola which makes identification difficult when the flowers are closed. It seems that the few plants that flowered this autumn are finishing very quickly in the heat.
Location information
- Maps Black Mountain
- Places Canberra Central, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- MichaelMulvaney Recorded by
Collections
- Significant MichaelMulvaney Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Corunastylis cornuta Orchids Plants
Species information
- Corunastylis cornuta Scientific name
- Horned Midge Orchid Common name
- Sensitive
- Rare or uncommon native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 944m Recorded at altitude
- External link More information
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Synonyms
Genoplesium cornutum
Seasonal activity
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In flower
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