Diuris subalpina
3 Small Snake Orchid at Mount Clear, ACT
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| Diuris subalpina | MattM | 22 Oct 2020 | |
| Diuris subalpina | MattM | 22 Oct 2020 | |
| Diuris monticola | SWishart | 22 Oct 2020 |
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1 comment
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!
Location information
- Maps Namadgi National Park
- Places Mount Clear, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- SWishart Recorded by
- 10cm to 30cm Plant height
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Species information
- Diuris subalpina Scientific name
- Small Snake Orchid Common name
- Sensitive
- Rare or uncommon native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1698m Recorded at altitude
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Seasonal activity
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In flower
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Record quality
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