Diuris punctata
7 Purple Donkey Orchid at suppressed
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| Diuris punctata | MattM | 12 Oct 2020 | |
| Diuris punctata | MichaelBedingfield | 12 Oct 2020 | |
| Diuris dendrobioides | owenh | 10 Oct 2020 |
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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
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.
I am not familiar with either species, so I will wait to hear what others have to say.
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.
11 Oct 2020
Thanks Matt, looks to me to be Diuris punctata, which would be a significant find
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.
Sighting information
- At least 1 Abundance
- owenh Recorded by
- Yes In flower
- 10cm to 30cm Plant height
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Species information
- Diuris punctata Scientific name
- Purple Donkey Orchid Common name
- Highly Sensitive
- Rare or uncommon native
- Non-invasive or negligible
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Synonyms
Diuris punctata
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Was the plant in flower?
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