Small Snake Orchid at Delegate, NSW
Identification history
| Diuris subalpina | 24 Oct 2022 | DerekC | ||
| Diuris subalpina | 24 Oct 2022 | trevorpreston | ||
| Diuris chryseopsis | 23 Oct 2022 | Tapirlord | ||
| Diuris sp. | 23 Oct 2022 | trevorpreston |
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4 comments
trevorpreston
wrote:
24 Oct 2022
Either chryseopsis or subalpina. Im leaning towards subalpina based on the very small flowers.
Tapirlord
wrote:
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!
DerekC
wrote:
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.
DerekC
wrote:
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
- 23 Oct 2022 10:23 AM Recorded on
- trevorpreston Recorded by
Additional information
- About 20mm. Flower dimension
- 10cm to 30cm Plant height
- True In flower
Species information
- Diuris subalpina Scientific name
- Small Snake Orchid Common name
- Sensitive
- Rare or uncommon native
- Non-Invasive
- Machine learning
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In flower
- External link More information
Record quality
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- More than one media file
- Confirmed by an expert moderator
- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
- GPS evidence of location
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