Lobelia dentata/gibbosa

Lobelia dentata or gibbosa at Burra, NSW

Lobelia dentata/gibbosa at Burra, NSW - 7 Jan 2011
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Lobelia dentata/gibbosa 20 Jan 2021 Tapirlord
Lobelia gibbosa 20 Jan 2021 CathB
Diplodium sp. 6 Nov 2020 bambararick

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not sure what this one is.

5 comments

MattM wrote:
   7 Nov 2020
I have no idea what this is, and am not sure if it is even an orchid. The only orchids I can think of that look even remotely close to this are Orthoceras and Speculantha. Very puzzling.
bambararick wrote:
   8 Nov 2020
Thanks Matt; we haven't seen any since we were doing the border walk with the previous owners (2011) but this year the weather is a lot wetter and we might see some come January. I'll go for several walks and see if I can find any to get better pictures of them as they open.

There were no leaf type structures that I could see other than the beginnings of them that are part way along the flower stem.
TobiasHayashi wrote:
   30 Nov 2020
Agree it doesn't look like any orchid I know!
MattM wrote:
   30 Nov 2020
In this plant I can see similarities between Stackhousia monogyna and the Bulbine in my garden.
Tapirlord wrote:
   20 Jan 2021
Cath is correct, this is a lobelia of some kind, likely Gibbosa but the images are not good enough to confirm beyond Species level. :)

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