Acianthus sp.

Mayflower Orchid at Kindervale, NSW

Acianthus sp. at Kindervale, NSW - suppressed
Acianthus sp. at Kindervale, NSW - suppressed
Acianthus sp. at Kindervale, NSW - suppressed
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Identification history

Acianthus sp. 11 Mar 2021 TobiasHayashi
Acianthus pusillus 7 Mar 2021 TimotheeBonnet

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User's notes

Pretty small (~15cm tall), just starting to flower.

2 comments

MattM wrote:
   9 Mar 2021
I would assume A. exsertus, but I don’t think there is enough to go on from these photos. Interestingly it looks like your flower has been damaged to expose all the pollinia.
TobiasHayashi wrote:
   11 Mar 2021
I'm leaning towards A pusillus, it does seem tiny but agree with Matt perhaps hard to be sure. Looks like a bit of a mutant flower

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Additional information

  • 10cm to 30cm Plant height
  • True In flower

Species information

  • Acianthus sp. Scientific name
  • Mayflower Orchid Common name
  • Sensitive
  • Local native
  • Non-invasive or negligible
  • 68 images trained Machine learning
  • In flower

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