Bunochilus montanus
2 Montane Leafy Greenhood at Cotter River, ACT
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| Bunochilus montanus | MattM | 29 Sep 2020 | ||
| Bunochilus montanus | ChristianFricker | 29 Sep 2020 |
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User's notes
All three plants are from the same location within a few metres of one another.
4 comments
29 Sep 2020
The first photo is of a typical B. montantus. The second photo is a squat high colour form, and the third photo is a little strange as the plant had long sepals and a thin very pale labellum. I spotted over 50 plants in a small area, growing with over 100 P. penduculata along with hundreds of P. nutans.
29 Sep 2020
Longer sepals and a thinner labellum are more characteristic of B. umbrinus, and I thought it might be that, but the first two images are definitely montanus. There is a possible sp. aff. montanus that has been popping up lately, but we are not really sure at the moment.
29 Sep 2020
Thanks Matt, the possible sp. aff montantus was the plant I was trying to find this afternoon.
Location information
- Maps Lower Cotter Catchment
- Places Cotter River, ACT
Sighting information
- 60 Abundance
- ChristianFricker Recorded by
- Yes In flower
Collections
- ChristianFricker Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Bunochilus montanus (ACT) = Pterostylis jonesii (NSW) Orchids Plants
Species information
- Bunochilus montanus Scientific name
- Montane Leafy Greenhood Common name
- Sensitive
- Rare or uncommon native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1275.59m Recorded at altitude
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Synonyms
Pterostylis montana Pterostylis jonesii
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Was the plant in flower?
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