1 Purple Donkey Orchid at suppressed
Identification history
| Diuris punctata | 8 Oct 2022 | MattM | ||
| Diuris dendrobioides | 25 Nov 2021 | Paul4K |
Identify this sighting
Please Login or Register to identify this sighting.
5 comments
MattM
wrote:
26 Nov 2021
The uniform colouring as opposed to blotchy makes me think this is D. punctata.
Paul4K
wrote:
26 Nov 2021
Very late for punctata on our place, all other populations are finished,but could be.
DerekC
wrote:
2 Dec 2021
It looks more like D. punctata to me also but there is no yellow I notice. Have you also had D. dendrobioides there before Paul?
Paul4K
wrote:
4 Dec 2021
Yes, again late Nov (2017) and its in the Herb but as yet not confirmed officially, as far as I'm aware.
MattM
wrote:
8 Oct 2022
I have just looked at both the VicFlora and NSW PlantNet keys and descriptions and both include November in the Flowering period (PlantNet suggests flowering as late as December). Additionally the PlantNet key splits D. dendrobioides from D. punctata based on the "Petal claw gradually expanded into the lamina" (D. dendrobioides) vs. "Petal lamina suddenly expanded at the apex of the claw" (D. punctata). (The claw refers to the petal 'stalk' and lamina refers to the big 'round parts' of the petal; tennis racket vs. badminton racket). Looking at this plant and comparing it to images of both species I feel this is a better fit for D. punctata.
Here are some sightings for reference:
D. dendrobioides Diuris dendrobioides (Late Mauve Doubletail)
D. punctata Diuris punctata (Purple Donkey Orchid)
Here are some sightings for reference:
D. dendrobioides Diuris dendrobioides (Late Mauve Doubletail)
D. punctata Diuris punctata (Purple Donkey Orchid)
Sighting information
- 4 - 15 Abundance
- Paul4K Recorded by
-
Collections
Paul4K Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Diuris punctata Orchids Plants
Additional information
- 35mm Flower dimension
- 10cm to 30cm Plant height
- True In flower
Species information
- Diuris punctata Scientific name
- Purple Donkey Orchid Common name
- Highly Sensitive
- Rare or uncommon native
- Non-invasive or negligible
-
In flower
-
Synonyms
Diuris punctata
Record quality
- Images or audio
- More than one media file
- Verified by an expert moderator
- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
- GPS evidence of location
- Description
- Additional attributes