Chiloglottis valida

3 Large Bird Orchid at Cotter River, ACT

Chiloglottis valida at Cotter River, ACT - suppressed

Chiloglottis valida at Cotter River, ACT - suppressed

Chiloglottis valida at Cotter River, ACT - suppressed

Chiloglottis valida at Cotter River, ACT - suppressed

Chiloglottis valida at Cotter River, ACT - suppressed

Chiloglottis valida at Cotter River, ACT - suppressed

Chiloglottis valida at Cotter River, ACT - suppressed

Chiloglottis valida at Cotter River, ACT - suppressed

Chiloglottis valida at Cotter River, ACT - suppressed

Chiloglottis valida at Cotter River, ACT - suppressed

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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.

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MattM wrote:

16 Nov 2020

Oh! Fantastic! Photographs of pollinators visiting sexually deceptive orchids are quite rare!

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Location information

Maps Namadgi National Park
Places Cotter River, ACT

Sighting information

4 - 15 Abundance
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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
254 images trained Machine learning
In flower

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