Corunastylis cornuta
Horned Midge Orchid at Aranda, ACT
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| Corunastylis cornuta | CathB | 4 Jun 2017 | |
| Corunastylis cornuta | CathB | 4 Jun 2017 | |
| Corunastylis sp. | DerekC | 3 Jun 2017 |
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4 comments
4 Jun 2017
This is a known site for C. cornuta, and the second and third images (although not the first) clearly show the leaf tip just below the flowers.
5 Jun 2017
Thank you for the identification advice, it is very helpful.
While these plants were in a similar area they were separated by some meters. Should I separate them into two separate records?
DerekC
While these plants were in a similar area they were separated by some meters. Should I separate them into two separate records?
DerekC
5 Jun 2017
I don't think you need to separate them. I think both plants are C. cornuta and, from the location, the first one might even be the same plant as my sighting from 7 April - see timeline. The stem just isn't very clear in this photo. It's always worth checking the position of the leaf tip and trying to include it in the photos, especially when the flowers have closed.
5 Jun 2017
I agree images 2 and 3 look like it is your 7 April/21 March records. My first image was possibly taller but had been bent right over and was vertical at surrounding grass height. My other images were vertical but taken with camera rotated 90 deg. it is a new Olympus TG-4 compact and while the uploaded images are correctly rotated on my laptop CNM is not rotating them. I am sure it will be a setting I am yet to find on the camera but until then it does not show the difference between these separate images.
Location information
- Maps Aranda Bushland
- Places Aranda, ACT
Sighting information
- 4 Abundance
- DerekC Recorded by
- Yes In flower
- 30cm to 1 metre Plant height
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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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Record quality
Quality score
6 / 7
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