Calochilus montanus
3 Copper Beard Orchid at Mount Clear, ACT
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| Calochilus montanus | MattM | 8 Dec 2021 | |
| Calochilus montanus | AlisonMilton | 6 Dec 2021 |
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Significant sighting
7 comments
7 Dec 2021
I'd say maybe two inches in length. Sorry, I grew up with imperial measurements and still can't get my head around metric for some things.
My camera GPS can be a bit inaccurate but I could find the spot again.
My camera GPS can be a bit inaccurate but I could find the spot again.
7 Dec 2021
That is a short leaf. C. montanus should have a leaf more like 150-250 mm (6-10 inch), the much rarer C. saprophyticus which looks just like it (C. montana) has a very short leaf 20-40 mm. I unsuccessfully looked for C. saprophyticus as part of our post-fire survey work last year.
7 Dec 2021
Hi Derek. I could be wrong about the leaf length. Just trying to estimate it from the photo. If you wanted to take a trip out there, I could locate the site again.
8 Dec 2021
If correct, it looks to me that this is the first time it has been reported on CNM outside of Canberra.
8 Dec 2021
That’s true. It doesn’t look like we have any records outside out urban reserves. I recall seeing a contender for C. saprophyticus/montanus in the brindabellas, but I was never able to confirm it. Calochilus sp. (A Beard Orchid)
Location information
- Maps Namadgi National Park
- Places Mount Clear, ACT
Sighting information
- 2 Abundance
- AlisonMilton Recorded by
- 30cm to 1 metre Plant height
- Yes In flower
Collections
- Significant AlisonMilton Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Calochilus montanus Orchids Plants
Species information
- Calochilus montanus Scientific name
- Copper Beard Orchid Common name
- Sensitive
- Rare or uncommon native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1267.6m Recorded at altitude
- External link More information
Seasonal activity
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In flower
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