Corunastylis cornuta
Horned Midge Orchid at Goorooyarroo NR (ACT)
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| Corunastylis cornuta | CathB | 8 May 2017 | |
| Corunastylis cornuta | CathB | 30 Apr 2017 | |
| Corunastylis sp. | TonyWood | 30 Apr 2017 | |
| Corunastylis sp. | TonyWood | 30 Apr 2017 | |
| Corunastylis clivicola | AaronClausen | 30 Apr 2017 |
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New species!!!
8 comments
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.
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.
1 May 2017
Thanks guys, would it help if I went back with my proper macro lense and got some very close up shots??
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.
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- At least 1 Abundance
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Species information
- Corunastylis cornuta Scientific name
- Horned Midge Orchid Common name
- Sensitive
- Rare or uncommon native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 944m Recorded at altitude
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Synonyms
Genoplesium cornutum
Seasonal activity
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In flower
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