Hymenochilus cycnocephalus
Swan greenhood at Denman Prospect, ACT
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| Hymenochilus cycnocephalus | TobiasHayashi | 28 Sep 2020 | |
| Hymenochilus cycnocephalus | AaronClausen | 27 Sep 2020 | |
| Hymenochilus bicolor | AaronClausen | 27 Sep 2020 |
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28 Sep 2020
Nice! That second photo has a fly which as been hit by the Entomophthora fungus, I've seen a few photos of it around this spring. It basically takes over the fly and forces it to land and crawl up to a prominent position while the fungus grows out of the fly. Super weird stuff
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- Hymenochilus cycnocephalus Scientific name
- Swan greenhood Common name
- Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1009m Recorded at altitude
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Synonyms
Pterostylis cycnocephala
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In flower
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