Diuris semilunulata

Late Leopard Orchid at Throsby, ACT

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Identification history

	Diuris semilunulata	20 Oct 2021	TobiasHayashi
	Diuris nigromontana	16 Oct 2021	milliekss

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4 comments

TobiasHayashi wrote:

17 Oct 2021

Hmm not sure what to make of these ones. Are there two plants growing together? The front facing flower looks a little odd but along the lines of a pale pardina, and from what I can see of the flowers on the left side they seem more like semilunulata, although hard to see

DerekC wrote:

18 Oct 2021

There are definitely 2 stems and I will be interested to know what you decide and why.

TobiasHayashi wrote:

20 Oct 2021

From this angle, the left facing flower looks like semilunulata and the front facing one has less broad/rounded labellum lobes than semilunulata, but dorsal sepal quite broad and rounded and forward facing floral parts. I'll confirm as semilunulata but note that front facing one doesn't look typical

DerekC wrote:

22 Oct 2021

These area do also have Diuris chryseopsis so always the possibility of some hybrids while this is more like a natural variation?

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Location information

Maps Goorooyarroo NR (ACT)
Places Throsby, ACT

Sighting information

4 - 15 Abundance
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Plants Orchids milliekss Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr

Additional information

10cm to 30cm Plant height
True In flower

Species information

Diuris semilunulata Scientific name
Late Leopard Orchid Common name
Sensitive
Local native
Non-invasive or negligible
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In flower
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