Diuris nigromontana
Black Mountain Leopard Orchid at Acton, ACT
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| Diuris nigromontana | CathB | 14 Oct 2020 | |
| Diuris nigromontana | CathB | 14 Oct 2020 | |
| Diuris semilunulata | shoko | 10 Oct 2020 |
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4 comments
14 Oct 2020
The flowers were larger, more orange-yellow, with the lateral sepals more heavily curved towards the stem. The stem was quite dark in colour compared to the typical nigromontana on BM. The shape of the flowers were more flat like a panda face, rather than gazelle-like. Quite different overall compared to nigromontana. I thought it wasn't a pardina (flowers larger than pardina), definitely not sulphurea, so the remaining species was semilunulata.
14 Oct 2020
Unfortunately I still can't see this plant as being anything other than D. nigromontana.
14 Oct 2020
Thanks for the discussion and ID all. Maybe it received a bit more moisture and was happier considering it was in a relatively shaded spot on the south side of the mountain.
Location information
- Maps Black Mountain
- Places Acton, ACT
Sighting information
- At least 1 Abundance
- shoko Recorded by
Collections
Species information
- Diuris nigromontana Scientific name
- Black Mountain Leopard Orchid Common name
- Sensitive
- Rare or uncommon native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 996m Recorded at altitude
- External link More information
Seasonal activity
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In flower
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