Diuris nigromontana
Black Mountain Leopard Orchid at Sutton, NSW
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| Diuris nigromontana | TobiasHayashi | 26 Nov 2022 | |
| Diuris pardina | AndyRoo | 4 Nov 2022 | |
| Diuris semilunulata | AndyRoo | 4 Nov 2022 |
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Estimated heights <=40cm
6 comments
4 Nov 2022
Andy
I was taking some time to review these. I do not think it is D. semilunulata but these are not easy.
I was taking some time to review these. I do not think it is D. semilunulata but these are not easy.
9 Nov 2022
Yes I think these look more like D. nigomontana than anything else, with the green stems, the lateral sepals and petals generally held in the same plan and colour. But I am finding colour with Diuris is not always a reliable guide. Diuris nigromontana so far from Black Mountain is interesting but David Jones has always reported D. nigromontana at the Majura Firing Range but not at Mt Majura which is interesting. If they are at the firing range (not easy to check) then that is not very far from this area. I have one personal record from Mulligans Flat which looks very much like D. nigromontana but it was a single plant among considerable D. pardina variation and hybrids.
9 Nov 2022
Yes, plant features of this sightings fit with my confirmed sightings of D. nigromontana at Gossan Hill on 16 Oct 2021. I was hesitant to initially make this call given that Egan et al Field guide to orchids of the Southern Tablelands indicates that D. nigromontana is endemic to the ACT. May be a couple of my other unresolved sightings at this site could also be D. nigromontana or hybrid of D. pardina which seems to be more common in this area looking at other Diuris sightings on CNM for the Sutton area?
9 Nov 2022
Yes, plant features of this sightings fit with my confirmed sightings of D. nigromontana at Gossan Hill on 16 Oct 2021. I was hesitant to initially make this call given that Egan et al Field guide to orchids of the Southern Tablelands indicates that D. nigromontana is endemic to the ACT. May be a couple of my other unresolved sightings at this site could also be D. nigromontana or hybrid of D. pardina which seems to be more common in this area looking at other Diuris sightings on CNM for the Sutton area?
26 Nov 2022
I agree this looks like D nigromontana. Given the consistency across records, I'm tempted to say we can call these D nigromontana. I'll change the other records too
Location information
- Places Sutton, NSW
Sighting information
- 40 Abundance
- AndyRoo Recorded by
- 30cm to 1 metre Plant height
- Yes In flower
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Species information
- Diuris nigromontana Scientific name
- Black Mountain Leopard Orchid Common name
- Sensitive
- Rare or uncommon native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 996m Recorded at altitude
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In flower
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