Hymenochilus cycnocephalus

Swan greenhood at Googong, NSW

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Identification history

Hymenochilus cycnocephalus	4 Nov 2016	TonyWood
Hymenochilus cycnocephalus	4 Nov 2016	TonyWood
Hymenochilus sp.	3 Nov 2016	Wandiyali

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Box Gum Grassy Woodland.

4 comments

Wandiyali wrote:

4 Nov 2016

Thanks Tony. How would this look different if it were H.bicolor ?

TonyWood wrote:

5 Nov 2016

H.bicolor has a dark greenish black appendage at the base of the labellum, slightly curved and rectangular shaped. In H. muticus the appendage is green. H. cycnocephalus has a dark greenish black appendage with a prominent beak pointing forwards giving it a triangular appearance.

Wandiyali wrote:

5 Nov 2016

Thanks Tony, that is a good explanation. I have uploaded three SLR macro photos. The last two look different, perhaps they are less mature?

TonyWood wrote:

5 Nov 2016

On images 4 and 5 the labellum has been flipped. Image 5 shows the pollinia well.

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Location information

Maps Wandiyali-Environa Conservation Area
Places Googong, NSW

Sighting information

16 - 100 Abundance
Wandiyali Recorded by
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Plants Orchids Wandiyali Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr

Species information

Hymenochilus cycnocephalus Scientific name
Swan greenhood Common name
Sensitive
Local native
Non-invasive or negligible
Machine learning
In flower
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Synonyms
Pterostylis cycnocephala