Diuris subalpina

3 Small Snake Orchid at Mount Clear, ACT

Diuris subalpina at Mount Clear, ACT - 21 Oct 2020
Diuris subalpina at Mount Clear, ACT - 21 Oct 2020
Diuris subalpina at Mount Clear, ACT - 21 Oct 2020
Diuris subalpina at Mount Clear, ACT - 21 Oct 2020
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Diuris subalpina 22 Oct 2020 MattM
Diuris subalpina 22 Oct 2020 MattM
Diuris monticola 22 Oct 2020 SWishart

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Significant sighting

MichaelMulvaney noted:

23 Oct 2020

New recorded location of this locally rare species

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MattM wrote:
   22 Oct 2020
The 2 leaves, forward pointing petals and early flowering time is very diagnostic of D. subalpina. D. monticola flowers later (November-Janurary), 5-9 leaves and is much larger. At another site I visited last week they had mostly finished flowering. Good find!

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  • 10cm to 30cm Plant height

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