Caleana minor
Small Duck Orchid at Yass River, NSW
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| Caleana minor | SueMcIntyre | 25 Mar 2017 |
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Significant sighting
MichaelMulvaney noted:
27 Mar 2017
This is only the third general locality of this orchid recorded within our region the other being Black Mountain Sandstone (Aranda Bushland + Black Mountain) and Mount Jerrabomberra
User's notes
On stony ridge in sclerophyll forest, leaf litter, sparse other plant growth.
2 comments
28 Mar 2017
Factors in its infrequent recording could be its late flowering, infrequent flowering and its cryptic nature. It might also be rare!
28 Mar 2017
Yes it is easily overlooked so its apparent sparse distribution may in part be
lack of reporting.
lack of reporting.
Location information
- Maps Gang Gang at Yass River
- Places Yass River, NSW
Sighting information
- 4 - 15 Abundance
- SueMcIntyre Recorded by
- Yes In flower
- Less than 10cm Plant height
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Species information
- Caleana minor Scientific name
- Small Duck Orchid Common name
- Sensitive
- Rare or uncommon native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 850.41m Recorded at altitude
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Synonyms
Paracaleana minor Caleana minor
Seasonal activity
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Was the plant in flower?
JFMAMJJASOND
Record quality
Quality score
5 / 7
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