Small Duck Orchid at Yass River, NSW
Identification history
| Caleana minor | 25 Mar 2017 | SueMcIntyre |
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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
SueMcIntyre
wrote:
28 Mar 2017
Factors in its infrequent recording could be its late flowering, infrequent flowering and its cryptic nature. It might also be rare!
TonyWood
wrote:
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
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Collections
Significant Plants Orchids SueMcIntyre Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr
Additional information
- True In flower
- Less than 10cm Plant height
Species information
- Caleana minor Scientific name
- Small Duck Orchid Common name
- Sensitive
- Rare or uncommon native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- 159 images trained Machine learning
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In flower
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Synonyms
Paracaleana minor Caleana minor
Record quality
- Images or audio
- More than one media file
- Verified by an expert moderator
- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
- GPS evidence of location
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