Corunastylis cornuta

Horned Midge Orchid at Goorooyarroo NR (ACT)

Corunastylis cornuta at Goorooyarroo NR (ACT) - 30 Apr 2017
Corunastylis cornuta at Goorooyarroo NR (ACT) - 30 Apr 2017
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Corunastylis cornuta 8 May 2017 CathB
Corunastylis cornuta 30 Apr 2017 CathB
Corunastylis sp. 30 Apr 2017 TonyWood
Corunastylis sp. 30 Apr 2017 TonyWood
Corunastylis clivicola 30 Apr 2017 AaronClausen

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New species!!!

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TonyWood wrote:
   30 Apr 2017
The genaral appearance and shape of the flower sugests C. clivicola, but the leaf tip is close to the flowers. Its also quite green. An open flowers would help.
AaronClausen wrote:
   1 May 2017
Thanks Tony, unfortunately didn't have my macro lense on me.
CathB wrote:
   1 May 2017
I'm actually pretty sure it's C. cornuta. That was my first impression even before I looked at the leaf tip. Especially in image 2, the flowers look long and shallow like cornuta, and the bit of labellum showing in one of them is pale. And, as Tony says, the overall pale green is also suggestive.
AaronClausen wrote:
   1 May 2017
Thanks guys, would it help if I went back with my proper macro lense and got some very close up shots??
CathB wrote:
   1 May 2017
If you can find a flower that still has some labellum showing. Is it pale and hairy, or dark without hairs? And, Aaron, when I first looked at this sighting I was able to open up a full size image of the second picture. Now all I get is a tiny low-res one. What changed? The main one is still ok.
TonyWood wrote:
   1 May 2017
It opened as a full size image when I clicked on it.
CathB wrote:
   1 May 2017
It's ok. Working again now!
AaronClausen wrote:
   1 May 2017
Not sure Cath, that sounds like a connectivity issue.

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