Diuris semilunulata
Late Leopard Orchid at Molonglo Valley, ACT
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| Diuris nigromontana | MattM | 1 Nov 2020 | |
| Diuris semilunulata | MattM | 12 Oct 2020 | |
| Diuris semilunulata | MattM | 12 Oct 2020 | |
| Diuris sp. | Jubeyjubes | 12 Oct 2020 |
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Hand in the photo just to protect plant from wind (not holding the plant)
3 comments
12 Oct 2020
I think this is D. semilunulata given the darker blotches, later flowering and forward projecting labellum.
1 Nov 2020
Hi Matt. I think this is more likely to be just a darker form of D. nigromontana. It doesn't have the broad labellum sidelobes or the strong colour on the back of the dorsal sepal of semilunulata. It would be the first record of semilunulata from Black Mountain. The earlier (2001) records from BM and Aranda Bushland predate the description of nigromontana.
Location information
- Maps Black Mountain
- Places Molonglo Valley, ACT
Sighting information
- 4 - 15 Abundance
- Jubeyjubes Recorded by
- Yes In flower
- 30cm to 1 metre Plant height
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Species information
- Diuris semilunulata Scientific name
- Late Leopard Orchid Common name
- Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1464.1m Recorded at altitude
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Seasonal activity
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In flower
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