Diplodium aestivum
Long-tongued Summer Greenhood at Cotter River, ACT
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| Diplodium aestivum | TobiasHayashi | 14 Jan 2019 | |
| Diplodium sp. | MattM | 12 Jan 2019 |
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I've been trying to work out if this is D. aestivum or D. decurvum but I honestly have no idea. I'll leave this one up to the moderators.
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14 Jan 2019
This one D aestivum. The aestivum flowers are generally more bulging than decurvum, less dainty, and with a longer and more projecting labellum.
Location information
- Maps Namadgi National Park
- Places Cotter River, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- MattM Recorded by
- Yes In flower
- 10cm to 30cm Plant height
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Species information
- Diplodium aestivum Scientific name
- Long-tongued Summer Greenhood Common name
- Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1654m Recorded at altitude
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Synonyms
Pterostylis aestiva
Seasonal activity
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In flower
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Record quality
Quality score
6 / 7
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