Diuris sp.

A Donkey Orchid at Bluetts Block (402, 403, 12, 11)

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Identification history

Diuris sp.	3 Feb 2024	MattM
Diuris pardina	17 Sep 2023	Tapirlord
Diuris sp.	17 Sep 2023	BethanyDunne

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3 comments

MattM wrote:

4 Oct 2023

The blotching on this plant are quite subdued, and the dorsal sepal and labellum side-lobes are quite rounded. Because of that I doubt this true D. pardina. The other options are D. nigromontana, but that typically has less rounded labellum side-lobes, and D. semilunulata, but that typically flowers mid to late October. I wonder then if this plant is a really early flowering D. semilunulata or maybe a hybrid with D. semilunulata and one of the other two species as the other parent?

Mike wrote:

4 Oct 2023

Hi @MattM , you say Diuris semilunulata typically flowers mid to late October, but you have confirmed my recent sightings on Wanniassa Hill as D. semilunulata. Are these unusually early or should they be looked at again?

MattM wrote:

3 Feb 2024

Sorry @Mike. I meant to respond but apparently forgot. Your plants were D. semilunulata. The orchids were flowering a little earlier during the Spring 2023 season. It is likely you also stumbled upon some of the early bloomers too.

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Location information

Maps Piney Ridge Bluetts Block (402, 403, 12, 11)
Places Denman Prospect, ACT

Sighting information

At least 1 Abundance
BethanyDunne Recorded by
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Plants Orchids BethanyDunne Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr

Additional information

True In flower

Species information

Diuris sp. Scientific name
A Donkey Orchid Common name
Sensitive
Local native
Non-invasive or negligible
Machine learning
In flower

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