Corunastylis sp.

A Midge Orchid at Burra, NSW

Corunastylis sp. at Burra, NSW - 23 Mar 2022
Corunastylis sp. at Burra, NSW - 23 Mar 2022
Corunastylis sp. at Burra, NSW - 23 Mar 2022
Corunastylis sp. at Burra, NSW - 23 Mar 2022
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Identification history

Corunastylis sp. 23 Mar 2022 DerekC
Unidentified 23 Mar 2022 Safarigirl

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Possibly midge orchid

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DerekC wrote:
   23 Mar 2022
This is a Corunastylis sp. most likely C. clivicola but hard to be sure now the flowering has finished. As on previous occasions at this location it is not C. cornuta as the tip of the leaf which its withered brown end can just be seen in your first photo, is too far below the flowers. You will need to look a little earlier next year to see these in flower, particularly in wetter years when they will flower weeks earlier. We could say it was a known site but It would be nice to see it in flower first.

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Sighting information

  • 1 Abundance
  • 23 Mar 2022 11:29 AM Recorded on
  • Safarigirl Recorded by

Additional information

  • True In flower

Species information

  • Corunastylis sp. Scientific name
  • A Midge Orchid Common name
  • Sensitive
  • Rare or uncommon native
  • Non-Invasive
  • Machine learning
  • In flower
  • Synonyms

    Genoplesium sp.

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