1 Rufous midge orchid at Hackett, ACT
Identification history
| Corunastylis clivicola | 28 Mar 2019 | CathB | ||
| Corunastylis sp. | 28 Mar 2019 | petersan |
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Aaron has started something! C. clivicola, cornuta, hybrid ? -- I leave to the experts...
4 comments
CathB
wrote:
29 Mar 2019
Great to know there are more! This is C. clivicola. Especially in image 1, you can see the inflorescence is tapered towards the top and the upper flowers are very short - typical of this species. Those of cornuta are longer, and all the flowers are of similar length. See, eg, https://canberra.naturemapr.org/Community/Sightings/Details/2459688. This sighting also shows the leaf tip right up near the flowers. In C. clivicola it is lower on the stem. It is very helpful to include a picture showing the leaf tip, or at least mention it in the notes.
waltraud
wrote:
29 Mar 2019
fantastic Peter; great finding! I didn't expect any of the autumn flowering orchids will be flowering this autumn given the dry conditions and massive grazing of any remaining herbal layer...
petersan
wrote:
29 Mar 2019
Thanks CatB for the explanation - helps a lot for future identifications
Location information
- Maps Mount Majura
- Places Hackett, ACT
Sighting information
- 2 Abundance
- 28 Mar 2019 08:52 AM Recorded on
- petersan Recorded by
Additional information
- True In flower
- 10cm to 30cm Plant height
Species information
- Corunastylis clivicola Scientific name
- Rufous midge orchid Common name
- Sensitive
- Rare or uncommon native
- Non-Invasive
- 284 images trained Machine learning
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In flower
- External link More information
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Synonyms
Genoplesium clivicolum
Record quality
- Overall Fit for scientific/research use
- Images or audio
- More than one media file
- Confirmed by an expert moderator
- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
- GPS evidence of location
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