Chiloglottis reflexa

7 Short-clubbed Wasp Orchid at Acton, ACT

Chiloglottis reflexa at Acton, ACT - 22 Jun 2021
Chiloglottis reflexa at Acton, ACT - 22 Jun 2021
Chiloglottis reflexa at Acton, ACT - 22 Jun 2021
Chiloglottis reflexa at Acton, ACT - 22 Jun 2021
Chiloglottis reflexa at Acton, ACT - 22 Jun 2021
Request use of media

Identification history

Chiloglottis trilabra 23 Jun 2021 MattM
Chiloglottis trilabra 22 Jun 2021 RobG1

Identify this sighting


Please Login or Register to identify this sighting.

User's notes

Only one flowering

5 comments

   24 Jun 2021
Is the date of this sighting correct? The field guide says this is summer flowering (from December to March).
RobG1 wrote:
   24 Jun 2021
Yes, the date is correct, I took the photos on Tuesday the 22nd June. The 'Field Guide to Orchids of the Southern Tablelands of NSW including the ACT' says the flowering is between Dec-May, so I was surprised to see one flowering now. I first spotted it on the 19th June.
   24 Jun 2021
Thanks for the clarification, perhaps this is the first time it has been seen flowering in June in our region?
MattM wrote:
   25 Jun 2021
I think the flowers can often be quite long lasting and I have noticed they have quite a long flowering period. I saw them flowering in July last year. This sighting here is from August 2020, so I suspect the orchids forgot to read the field guide.
Chiloglottis reflexa (Short-clubbed Wasp Orchid)
   26 Jun 2021
Thanks MattM, I remember your sighting from last year, stunning photo. Might have to go out looking for these stunning orchids today then.

Please Login or Register to comment.

Location information

Sighting information

  • 1 - 3 Abundance
  • 22 Jun 2021 01:20 PM Recorded on
  • RobG1 Recorded by

Additional information

  • Less than 10cm Plant height
  • True In flower

Species information

Record quality

  • Overall Fit for scientific/research use
  • Images or audio
  • More than one media file
  • Confirmed by an expert moderator
  • Nearby sighting(s) of same species
  • GPS evidence of location
  • Description
  • Additional attributes
2,148,925 sightings of 19,884 species in 6,408 locations from 11,278 contributors
CCA 3.0 | privacy
We acknowledge the Traditional Owners of this land and acknowledge their continuing connection to their culture. We pay our respects to their Elders past and present.