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Old plant that is too far past its prime to ID. See comments below.| Insufficient or inconclusive evidence | 6 Jan 2023 | MattM | ||
| Genoplesium nudum | 20 Nov 2022 | Tapirlord |
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A very tall plant around 30cm tall, 27 flowers.
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Tapirlord
wrote:
20 Nov 2022
So, I think this is almost certainly C.Nuda, but I suppose if we are extrapolating slightly, we can eliminate the other 5 species in the ACT based on the following.
C.arrecta has 3-20 flowers per flowerhead, plus has a highly localized distribution in the ACT.
C.ectopa may have 20-30 flowers per head but is a shorter plant under 30cm. It is also highly localised and rare.
C.turfosa occurs at much higher altitude in subalpine bogs
C.clivicola & C.cornuta occur at lower altitude in communities closer to Canberra.
C.arrecta has 3-20 flowers per flowerhead, plus has a highly localized distribution in the ACT.
C.ectopa may have 20-30 flowers per head but is a shorter plant under 30cm. It is also highly localised and rare.
C.turfosa occurs at much higher altitude in subalpine bogs
C.clivicola & C.cornuta occur at lower altitude in communities closer to Canberra.
Tapirlord
wrote:
21 Nov 2022
I suppose in theory, but i'm not sure I agree with that. All the collapsed microtis species that I have seen show the distinctive cup shaped dorsal sepal, whereas here I think we can see the two lateral sepals of a Corunastylis. The seedpods are also more elongated that I would've expected for Microtis, which I thought tended to be more or less spherical. See Microtis sp. (Onion Orchid)
for comparision.
for comparision.
MattM
wrote:
21 Nov 2022
That’s true. It does look like a better fit for Corunastylis sp. I would still be hesitant to assign a species to this one though. The shrivelled flowers look a bit short so could be C. nuda, but I wouldn’t rule out arrecta or ectopa based on current known distribution.
TobiasHayashi
wrote:
26 Nov 2022
I'm getting some Microtis vibes from these photos but I could be wrong - probably one of those things that would be obvious in the field and less so in photos. Agree we can't be confident to species level
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- 4 Oct 2022 11:48 AM Recorded on
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- 10cm to 30cm Plant height
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