Rufous midge orchid at Burra, NSW
Identification history
| Corunastylis clivicola | 10 Apr 2017 | TonyWood | ||
| Corunastylis clivicola | 10 Apr 2017 | TonyWood | ||
| Corunastylis cornuta | 28 Mar 2017 | AaronClausen | ||
| Unidentified | 28 Mar 2017 | Safarigirl |
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Significant sighting
MichaelMulvaney noted:
11 Apr 2017
A new location of this nationally rare orchid for which our region is its stronghold
10 comments
TonyWood
wrote:
29 Mar 2017
Could be C. cornuta, but I am not convinced. Would like to see a fully open flower.
Safarigirl
wrote:
29 Mar 2017
Thanks Tony,
This is the first one I've seen. Do the flowers start to open from the top or bottom of the flower stem? I'll try to get some more photos.
This is the first one I've seen. Do the flowers start to open from the top or bottom of the flower stem? I'll try to get some more photos.
TonyWood
wrote:
29 Mar 2017
Flowers open from the bottom usually in quick succession, so it is not unusual to see an inflorescence with all flowers open. It looks as though your plant has just about finished flowering, with the bottom ones possibly fertilised. C. cornuta usually doesn't have more than 10 flowers, whereas your has at least 15 flowers. I can't quite tell if the labellum is hairy or hairless, an important diagnostic. More photos would be good.
Safarigirl
wrote:
7 Apr 2017
I wasn't able to get another photo. Looked for more in area but didn't find any.
TonyWood
wrote:
7 Apr 2017
Looking at this again I am more inclined to thinking it is a green form of C. clivicola. Can't see the leaf which in C. cornuta is close to the top of the bottom flower.
Safarigirl
wrote:
10 Apr 2017
There is a leaf, tight against stem a few centimetres below base of bottom flower, it has a brown tip. Not sure how to add photo to this entry
TonyWood
wrote:
10 Apr 2017
If the tip of the leaf is a few centimetres below the base of the bottom flower I would say its C. clivicola. Not sure myself how to add a photo.
ArcherCallaway
wrote:
10 Apr 2017
Max 5 photos per sighting. Click edit, and remove one of the less diagnostic photos, then there will be an option to add another photo
Safarigirl
wrote:
11 Apr 2017
I've added a photo which shows the leaf. Thanks for the tips. So impressed with this website!! An amazing community.
Location information
- Places Burra, NSW
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- Safarigirl Recorded by
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Collections
Significant Plants Orchids Safarigirl Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr
Species information
- Corunastylis clivicola Scientific name
- Rufous midge orchid Common name
- Sensitive
- Rare or uncommon native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- 288 images trained Machine learning
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In flower
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Synonyms
Genoplesium clivicolum
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