Large Mosquito Orchid at Jerrabomberra, NSW
Identification history
| Acianthus exsertus | 15 Mar 2021 | DerekC | ||
| Acianthus exsertus | 15 Mar 2021 | dan.clark |
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Large Mosquito Orchids at Mount Jerrabomberra
2 comments
DerekC
wrote:
15 Mar 2021
The dorsal sepals are quite narrow and not the usual cup shape. Natural variation I assume.
dan.clark
wrote:
15 Mar 2021
The flowers are also quite crowded for this species. Even though it's been a wet last year I wonder whether the dry months in between significant rain has driven variation. The Diplodium ampliatum are also very small in flower size and stem length this year on Mt Jerra...
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Sighting information
- 100 Abundance
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dan.clark Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Acianthus exsertus Orchids Plants
Additional information
- 10cm to 30cm Plant height
- True In flower
Species information
- Acianthus exsertus Scientific name
- Large Mosquito Orchid Common name
- Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1163m Recorded at altitude
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In flower
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