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Sighting 4349888

Diuris punctata

7 Purple Donkey Orchid at suppressed

Diuris punctata at suppressed - 10 Oct 2020
Diuris punctata at suppressed - 10 Oct 2020
Diuris punctata at suppressed - 10 Oct 2020
Diuris punctata at suppressed - 10 Oct 2020
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Identification history

Diuris punctata 12 Oct 2020 MattM
Diuris punctata 12 Oct 2020 MichaelBedingfield
Diuris dendrobioides 10 Oct 2020 owenh

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Significant sighting

MichaelBedingfield noted:

12 Oct 2020

A new location of this regionally uncommon species & another important orchid species for Tuggeranong Hill Res.

6 comments

MattM wrote:
   10 Oct 2020
This might actually be D. punctata. Your plant has yellow at the base of the midlobe between the callus, and is flowering relatively early (October). According to my guides this makes it D. punctata rather than D. dendrobioides (which has been recorded nearby).
I am not familiar with either species, so I will wait to hear what others have to say.
owenh wrote:
   10 Oct 2020
Appreciate the info Matt. Thanks for looking.
MichaelBedingfield wrote:
   11 Oct 2020
A good find. D. dendrobrioides usually flowers in November or even early December. The one I recorded nearby was on 7 Dec.
MichaelMulvaney wrote:
   11 Oct 2020
Thanks Matt, looks to me to be Diuris punctata, which would be a significant find
MattM wrote:
   12 Oct 2020
Thanks for showing me the plant, Owen, and thanks to those who offered advice on ID. It seems that the plant is in fact D. punctata.
owenh wrote:
   12 Oct 2020
Matt, thanks for taking the time to check it out.

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  • True In flower
  • 10cm to 30cm Plant height

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