3 Large Bird Orchid at Cotter River, ACT
Identification history
| Chiloglottis valida | 16 Nov 2020 | MattM | ||
| Chiloglottis valida | 16 Nov 2020 | Sarah2019 |
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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.
1 comment
MattM
wrote:
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
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Collections
Sarah2019 Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Chiloglottis valida Orchids Plants
Additional information
- Less than 10cm Plant height
- True In flower
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
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In flower
Record quality
- Images or audio
- More than one media file
- Verified by an expert moderator
- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
- GPS evidence of location
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