Potato Orchid at Cotter River, ACT
Identification history
| Gastrodia sp. | 4 Jan 2019 | MichaelMulvaney | ||
| Gastrodia surcula | 7 Dec 2018 | JohnBundock | ||
| Gastrodia sesamoides | 7 Dec 2018 | JohnBundock |
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User's notes
Single plant. A pair a few metres away. The altitude given is incorrect. It would be over 1,200 metres.
2 comments
TobiasHayashi
wrote:
13 Dec 2018
Hmm G sesamoides and surcula are hard. I know that its supposed to be only surcula at higher elevations in the ACT, Tony knew them from the Ginini area. However this to me looks more like G sesamoides...based on the more warty flowers, more pointed rather than rounded labellum midlobe. I think G surcula is supposed to have fewer, more well spaced flowers compared to G sesamoides. Its also supposed to be clonal and have a network of rhizomes which doesn't help field ID of course. Maybe I will confirm as G sp. unless someone is confident it is G surcula?
TobiasHayashi
wrote:
13 Dec 2018
Linked is a paper discussing possible Tasmanian G surcula:
http://www.ecotas.com.au/wp/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/potato-orchid.pdf
http://www.ecotas.com.au/wp/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/potato-orchid.pdf
Location information
- Maps Namadgi National Park
- Places Cotter River, ACT
Sighting information
- 3 Abundance
- 7 Dec 2018 03:38 PM Recorded on
- JohnBundock Recorded by
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Collections
Plants Orchids JohnBundock Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr
Additional information
- True In flower
- 30cm to 1 metre Plant height
Species information
- Gastrodia sp. Scientific name
- Potato Orchid Common name
- Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Machine learning
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In flower
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