I don't disagree with you, but this is the same location as in sightings, Corunastylis cornuta (Horned Midge Orchid) Corunastylis cornuta (Horned Midge Orchid) Would it possible for the two speices to coexist with a relatively small area?? If all three sightings are of the same population then they'll all have to go one way or another.......... :)
I agree this is C cornuta. The leaf tip is hidden on the other side of the stem, but if you look closely you can just see the brownish edges curving round and meeting to form a V just above that misleading brown and yellow mark. However, the two species often grow together (see sightings 4374718 and 4378223 for example), so it could have been either.
Sorry I forgot to press post. It would be nice to see these in actual flower which would make it clear but working with these photos and considering Matt's and Cath's previous comments regarding, as you say, the same location. The free leaf tip appears to be possibly now missing. The previous plant also was not typical in this regard. Both species have been recorded in that area but not yet while in actual open flowering. The major difference between these 2 species is that C. cornuta has hairs on the labellum and C. clivicola is hairless but we will need to see next years flowers earlier while still open to see this feature.
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