Diplodium laxum
1 Antelope greenhood at Googong, NSW
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| Diplodium laxum | MattM | 19 Apr 2020 | |
| Diplodium laxum | MattM | 19 Apr 2020 | |
| Dipodium sp. | Wandiyali | 19 Apr 2020 | |
| Diplodium ampliatum | MattM | 19 Apr 2020 | |
| Pterostylis falcata | Wandiyali | 18 Apr 2020 | |
| Pterostylis (genus) | Wandiyali | 18 Apr 2020 |
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7 comments
19 Apr 2020
Prerostylis falcata is found at higher altitudes in the mountains, and typically flowers November to January. Given the flowering time I would say this is either Diplodium laxum or revolutum. Laxum has a black labellum and long sepals that tend to trail out and curve fluidly. Revolutum is a bit larger, and its petals are more erect, as in your plant.
19 Apr 2020
I think this might be D. laxum. The free tip of the dorsal sepal looks a bit long for revolutum. Is there any chance you could get a photo of the labellum and any leaf rosettes?
19 Apr 2020
I have seen a couple of revolutum with longer tips. There are even a few on nature map, but they are pretty uncommon.
19 Apr 2020
thanks for the comments, have added two photos (the nearby rosette looked to me like an orchid rosette but may not be so, the flowering stems had no discernible rosette). Found another flower and the labellum looks dark.
Location information
- Maps Wandiyali-Environa Conservation Area
- Places Googong, NSW
Sighting information
- 5 Abundance
- Wandiyali Recorded by
- Yes In flower
- 10cm to 30cm Plant height
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Species information
- Diplodium laxum Scientific name
- Antelope greenhood Common name
- Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1621m Recorded at altitude
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Synonyms
Pterostylis laxa Diplodium laxum Pterostylis laxum
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In flower
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