Black Mountain Leopard Orchid at Downer, ACT
Identification history
| Diuris nigromontana | 21 Sep 2020 | MattM | ||
| Diuris nigromontana | 21 Sep 2020 | PennyD |
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User's notes
Is this a Black Mountain leopard orchid? I am unsure. Thank you for your help. Photos are of two plants
2 comments
MattM
wrote:
21 Sep 2020
It is indeed a Black Mountain leopard orchid. They seem to be isolated to Black Mountain and the reserves surrounding it. They tend to be lightly blotched whereas the other leopard orchids in the ACT are heavily blotched.
Location information
- Maps Black Mountain
- Places Downer, ACT
Sighting information
Additional information
- True In flower
- 10cm to 30cm Plant height
Species information
- Diuris nigromontana Scientific name
- Black Mountain Leopard Orchid Common name
- Sensitive
- Rare or uncommon native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Machine learning
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In flower
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- Images or audio
- More than one media file
- Verified by an expert moderator
- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
- GPS evidence of location
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