Diplodium reflexum

3 Dainty Greenhood at Molonglo Valley, ACT

Diplodium reflexum at Molonglo Valley, ACT - 29 Mar 2023
Diplodium reflexum at Molonglo Valley, ACT - 29 Mar 2023
Diplodium reflexum at Molonglo Valley, ACT - 29 Mar 2023
Diplodium reflexum at Molonglo Valley, ACT - 29 Mar 2023
Diplodium reflexum at Molonglo Valley, ACT - 29 Mar 2023
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Identification history

Diplodium reflexum 30 Mar 2023 MattM
Diplodium ampliatum 29 Mar 2023 CarbonAI
Diplodium sp. 29 Mar 2023 RobG1

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I am pretty sure this is D ampliatum, but the dorsal sepal appeared fairly short. The labellum seems a bit on the short side as well, but may have been in the process of resetting. Two of them were still in flower. Fourteen of them were finished flowering. This is the same colony as sighting https://canberra.naturemapr.org/sightings/4429745. I have uploaded some photos with flower dimensions on sighting https://canberra.naturemapr.org/sightings/4481008

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MattM wrote:
   30 Mar 2023
I will tentatively call this one D. reflexum. D. ampliatum is supposed to have a a longer galea that makes the plant look more 'top-heavy'. These plants are also quite inflated at the base of the flower which is more in line with D. reflexum.
How large were the flowers? D. reflexum is meant to be smaller than D. ampliatum.

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  • 10cm to 30cm Plant height
  • True In flower

Species information

  • Diplodium reflexum Scientific name
  • Dainty Greenhood Common name
  • Sensitive
  • Local native
  • Non-invasive or negligible
  • 71 images trained Machine learning
  • In flower
  • Synonyms

    Pterostylis reflexa

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