Calochilus montanus
Copper Beard Orchid at Aranda, ACT
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| Calochilus montanus | TonyWood | 16 Oct 2016 | |
| Calochilus montanus | TonyWood | 16 Oct 2016 |
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Friends of 'Aranda Bushland' Orchid walk
3 comments
17 Oct 2016
I think it more likely to be C. montanus; there is doubt about the authenticity of C. saprophyticus as a separate species, but either way a great find as I don't think its been recorded from Aranda Bushland previously.
17 Oct 2016
Thanks. I am not claiming any credit for finding this Orchid, the walk was organized by Ian and lead by MattM (I think Matt may have found this). Both Bearded Orchids I uploaded today, though different types, were only meters apart. There are a number of other stems still to flower so it will be interesting to see numbers of each.
17 Oct 2016
This is C. montanus. It's part of the colony I found last year. Having said that, I didn't examine this individual to determine if it is saprophyticus.
Location information
- Maps Aranda Bushland
- Places Aranda, ACT
Sighting information
- At least 1 Abundance
- DerekC Recorded by
- Yes In flower
- 10cm to 30cm Plant height
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Species information
- Calochilus montanus Scientific name
- Copper Beard Orchid Common name
- Sensitive
- Rare or uncommon native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1267.6m Recorded at altitude
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In flower
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