Calochilus sp.

A Beard Orchid at Canberra Central, ACT

Calochilus sp. at Canberra Central, ACT - 1 Sep 2016
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Identification history

Calochilus sp. 3 Sep 2016 MichaelMulvaney
Unidentified 3 Sep 2016 petersan

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Orchid?

8 comments

TonyWood wrote:
   3 Sep 2016
My guess is a Calochilus that has been chomped a bit.
AaronClausen wrote:
   28 Mar 2017
Guys, how confident are we that this is DEFINITELY a Calochilus? If so, then it's the only single known record for Mt Majura. So it's one that we should definitely keep an eye on in spring to properly confirm and get a full flower sighting of so that the timeline feature can link it back to this initial leaf/stem sighting.
TonyWood wrote:
   28 Mar 2017
As I said its a guess so can't say definitely.
AaronClausen wrote:
   28 Mar 2017
Ok cool, I reckon we shouldn't confirm this species yet for Mt Majura until we have a positive ID. I just noticed "Calochilus sp." was showing up in the Mt Majura species list, but it's just because of this kind of uncertain sighting... Michael M any thoughts?
   28 Mar 2017
I think leave it as a possibility - ie let the record of a guess that it is Calochilus stand until it has been confirmed one way or the other by observing the plant when flowering. By leaving it as a record it alerts people to the possible existence and is a heads up for further checking
AaronClausen wrote:
   28 Mar 2017
Roger that, thanks.. We need to bust this myth now and find one in flower this coming spring.
waltraud wrote:
   29 Sep 2017
Peter, i wonder if you walk in the area whether you could have a look - but don't spend much time. Since conditions were very dry there's only a tiny chance ....
petersan wrote:
   29 Sep 2017
Yes Waltraud, I can do that ...

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Location information

Sighting information

  • 1 Abundance
  • 1 Sep 2016 10:49 AM Recorded on
  • petersan Recorded by

Additional information

  • Less than 10cm Plant height

Species information

  • Calochilus sp. Scientific name
  • A Beard Orchid Common name
  • Sensitive
  • Rare or uncommon native
  • Non-Invasive
  • 57 images trained Machine learning
  • In flower

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