2 Little Dumpies, Brittle Greenhood at Watson, ACT
Identification history
| Diplodium truncatum | 30 Apr 2017 | CathB | ||
| Diplodium truncatum | 30 Apr 2017 | AaronClausen | ||
| Diplodium truncatum | 30 Apr 2017 | petersan |
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Significant sighting
waltraud noted:
1 May 2017
(1) First record of Diplodium truncatum for Mt Majura (2) in an area that has the highest recorded diversity of orchids including critically endangered species and other plant species listed rare.
13 comments
waltraud
wrote:
1 May 2017
Awesome! Thanks heaps Peter. This is not only an important finding but also the first new species recorded since our last plant species update in October 2016 :)
petersan
wrote:
2 May 2017
Waltraud, did you see Aaron's email? - we wondered if it would be useful to cover the few plants where the sole Diplodium at the second site has been uprooted.
waltraud
wrote:
3 May 2017
Peter, i'm super busy right now and wonder whether you could do the cover up? i could provide wire mesh guards and stakes and could leave them at the blue metal road park entrance or i could squeeze in an hour tomorrow (Wednesday) morning between 9.30 and 10.30am.
AaronClausen
wrote:
3 May 2017
Hey Peter, I don't suppose you also feel like doing up a new larger cage for our precious single known location of Duiris dendrobiodes if you are getting some gear from Waltraud? The current cage has been there for like 3 years and the plant has outgrown it and the cage and stakes are way too close and damaging the ground very close to the plant... The cage also regularly blows away and rips out of the ground - I can send you the location if that's helpful, only thing is it's a tricky little single plant to find. Cheers Aaron.
petersan
wrote:
3 May 2017
Aaron, I would be more than happy to do this but could I check the site first to see what needs to be done then get the material from Waltraud to set up a new cage. I don’t know where the Diuris cage is so maybe you could send the coordinates.
You would be aware there are a number of cages near the upper dam that also seem fairly knocked about and even overgrown and could be repaired a bit depending on what is under them and whether it can be done without damaging the protected species. I don’t know if these are checked every year?
I meet Waltraud tomorrow morning. Peter
You would be aware there are a number of cages near the upper dam that also seem fairly knocked about and even overgrown and could be repaired a bit depending on what is under them and whether it can be done without damaging the protected species. I don’t know if these are checked every year?
I meet Waltraud tomorrow morning. Peter
waltraud
wrote:
3 May 2017
The cages at the dams are installed by CPR I think and unfortunately they seemed not to be checked. The Majura twin dams are the play ground of the local Hackett Blue Gum School and the cages seemed to be kicked around quite a bit ....
I'm happy to provide wire mesh guards for orchid protection. However since I have only hard wood stakes extra care is required to not damage the orchids when the stakes are hammered in. If the orchid is dormant/not visible I suggest to wait.
I'm happy to provide wire mesh guards for orchid protection. However since I have only hard wood stakes extra care is required to not damage the orchids when the stakes are hammered in. If the orchid is dormant/not visible I suggest to wait.
AaronClausen
wrote:
3 May 2017
Waltraud, do we need to buy a bag of like metal tent pegs or something? They seem much better for this kind of thing as they can penetrate the really hard ground?
waltraud
wrote:
4 May 2017
Aaron,
I have plenty of u-shaped steel pegs, 15cm long, 3cm wide sharply pointed on both ends. We could use dismantled i.e. flattened wire mesh guards / chicken wire to form a protective tent / canopy over the orchids and fix the wire mesh with the steel pegs.
I have plenty of u-shaped steel pegs, 15cm long, 3cm wide sharply pointed on both ends. We could use dismantled i.e. flattened wire mesh guards / chicken wire to form a protective tent / canopy over the orchids and fix the wire mesh with the steel pegs.
Location information
- Places Watson, ACT
Sighting information
- 4 Abundance
- 30 Apr 2017 10:20 AM Recorded on
- petersan Recorded by
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Collections
Significant sightings Plants Orchids petersan
Additional information
- True In flower
Species information
- Diplodium truncatum Scientific name
- Little Dumpies, Brittle Greenhood Common name
- Sensitive
- Rare or uncommon native
- Non-invasive or negligible
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In flower
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Synonyms
Pterostylis truncata Diplodium truncatum Diplodium truncatum in the ACT.
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