Caladenia atrovespa

Green-comb Spider Orchid at Point 604

Caladenia atrovespa at Point 604 - 11 Oct 2016
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Caladenia atrovespa 12 Oct 2016 TonyWood
Caladenia atrovespa 12 Oct 2016 MattM
Unidentified 12 Oct 2016 NickiTaws

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MichaelMulvaney noted:

13 Oct 2016

This is the first time this orchid has been recorded on Gossan Hill. The Black Mountain sandstone seems to be a national stronghold of this rare orchid

User's notes

Budding, probably open in a week.

2 comments

Jenjen wrote:
   13 Oct 2016
Awesome find Nicki!
TonyWood wrote:
   13 Oct 2016
Its a very good year for them. Yesterday found several plants on the northern side of Black Mountain which were up to 35cm tall.

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  • True In flower
  • 10cm to 30cm Plant height

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