Bristly Helmet Orchid at Point 4081
Identification history
| Corysanthes hispida | 15 Jun 2016 | TonyWood | ||
| Corysanthes hispida | 15 Jun 2016 | CathB |
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User's notes
Possible flower buds.
7 comments
CathB
wrote:
10 Apr 2016
This is another colony. I didn't see any activity in the other two colonies which were both partially burned.
I had wondered about it being C. hispida when I saw these last year, just from the appearance of the leaves. I guess we'll have to wait and see if they flower.
I had wondered about it being C. hispida when I saw these last year, just from the appearance of the leaves. I guess we'll have to wait and see if they flower.
CathB
wrote:
16 Jun 2016
I'll let you make the final decision, Tony.
As far as I know, neither species of Corysanthes was known from AB before 2015.
As far as I know, neither species of Corysanthes was known from AB before 2015.
TonyWood
wrote:
16 Jun 2016
Given the timing of when the photos were taken and that there appears to be a semblance of buds on both plants I think it has to be C. hispida and have confirmed it as such. I don't recall Corysanthes being recorded in AB until recently, but as C. incurva has been found there, there's no reason that C. hispida doesn't also occur as they share the same habitat albeit with different flowering times.
MattM
wrote:
16 Jun 2016
Having observed at least two different species recently, I can say that the majority of corysanthes leaves Cath and I have recorded lately are not C. incurva. The C. incurva on Mt Majura was still growing last week (leaves curled as opposed to flat). Is there any possibility of other species?
TonyWood
wrote:
17 Jun 2016
There's always a possibility of a new find Matt, but you will have to await flowering until you can claim a first. Possibilities might be C. fimbriata or C. diemenica.
Location information
- Maps Aranda Bushland
- Survey points Point 4081
- Places Aranda, ACT
Sighting information
- 4 - 15 Abundance
- CathB Recorded by
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Collections
Plants Orchids CathB Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr
Species information
- Corysanthes hispida Scientific name
- Bristly Helmet Orchid Common name
- Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- 206 images trained Machine learning
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In flower
- External link More information
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Synonyms
Corybas hispidus
