Linguella nana

7 Dwarf Snail Orchid at suppressed

Linguella nana at suppressed - 30 Sep 2021
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Identification history

Linguella nana 30 Sep 2021 MattM
Unidentified 30 Sep 2021 Rebeccajgee

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Significant sighting

MichaelMulvaney noted:

30 Sep 2021

New recorded location of this locally rare orchid

6 comments

AaronClausen wrote:
   30 Sep 2021
Hey @MattM what do you think this is?
AaronClausen wrote:
   30 Sep 2021
Awesome thanks. I was thinking it was that one. Cool! Pretty rare around here?
MattM wrote:
   30 Sep 2021
Looks like Linguella (Pterostylis nana). Generally a common and widespread orchid, but this would only be the third location I know of within Canberra, the others being Black Mountain and the Pinnacle. I believe there was also a record from Mt Jerrabomberra last year. Nice find!
MattM wrote:
   30 Sep 2021
Discounting national distribution and abundance this is probably one of the rarest orchids in the ACT, or at least the most underreported and least encountered. So definitely a very nice find for the ACT.
AaronClausen wrote:
   30 Sep 2021
Yay well done @Rebeccajgee
Rebeccajgee wrote:
   30 Sep 2021
Thank you all so much! I thought it was a little unusual

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Sighting information

  • 1 Abundance
  • 30 Sep 2021 10:33 AM Recorded on
  • Rebeccajgee Recorded by

Additional information

  • 30mm Flower dimension
  • 10cm to 30cm Plant height
  • True In flower

Species information

  • Linguella nana Scientific name
  • Dwarf Snail Orchid Common name
  • Highly Sensitive
  • Rare or uncommon native
  • Non-Invasive
  • Machine learning
  • In flower
  • Synonyms

    Pterostylis nana

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