Diuris subalpina
Small Snake Orchid at Delegate, NSW
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| Diuris subalpina | DerekC | 24 Oct 2022 | |
| Diuris subalpina | trevorpreston | 24 Oct 2022 | |
| Diuris chryseopsis | Tapirlord | 23 Oct 2022 | |
| Diuris sp. | trevorpreston | 23 Oct 2022 |
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4 comments
24 Oct 2022
Either chryseopsis or subalpina. Im leaning towards subalpina based on the very small flowers.
24 Oct 2022
They are probably both subalpina now you mention it, the sepals are the wrong shape for chrypseopsis. Plus the labellum looks like subalpina, its also quite late for chrypseopsis even in the hills so not sure what I was thinking!
24 Oct 2022
What is also important is the last photos showing only two leaves. While it is not always mentioned D. subalpina only has two leaves and different to D. chryseopsis which can have 4-9 leaves. I believe these are D. subalpina.
24 Oct 2022
Shortly often D. monticola can replace D. subalpina in the same meadows and be confusing but again they have 5-9 leaves and are both taller and the flowers larger. With subalpina (and other species) it is helpful to include a photo of the leaves.
Location information
- Maps Delegate Cemetery
- Places Delegate, NSW
Sighting information
- 6 Abundance
- trevorpreston Recorded by
- About 20mm. Flower dimension
- 10cm to 30cm Plant height
- Yes In flower
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Species information
- Diuris subalpina Scientific name
- Small Snake Orchid Common name
- Sensitive
- Rare or uncommon native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1698m Recorded at altitude
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