Chiloglottis valida
3 Large Bird Orchid at Cotter River, ACT
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| Chiloglottis valida | MattM | 16 Nov 2020 | |
| Chiloglottis valida | Sarah2019 | 16 Nov 2020 |
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User's notes
Sequence of photos of wasp pollinating maybe. I watched the orchid close on the wasp as it walked inside the flower.
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16 Nov 2020
Oh! Fantastic! Photographs of pollinators visiting sexually deceptive orchids are quite rare!
Location information
- Maps Namadgi National Park
- Places Cotter River, ACT
Sighting information
- 4 - 15 Abundance
- Sarah2019 Recorded by
- Less than 10cm Plant height
- Yes In flower
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Species information
- Chiloglottis valida Scientific name
- Large Bird Orchid Common name
- Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1660.83m Recorded at altitude
Seasonal activity
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In flower
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