A Bird/Wasp Orchid at Brindabella National Park
Identification history
| Chiloglottis sp. | 4 Dec 2023 | Tapirlord | ||
| Chiloglottis x pescottiana | 3 Dec 2023 | dgb900 |
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4 comments
MattM
wrote:
4 Dec 2023
I suspect this is just Chiloglottis valida rather than the hybrid. It is a bit difficult to distinguish them once they have started to wither.
Tapirlord
wrote:
4 Dec 2023
Agree with Matt. I would also say that I don't tend to find C.trapeziformis up so high which makes the hybrid less likely also
Tapirlord
wrote:
4 Dec 2023
It is too hard to tell with the flower collapsing, who knows what the original dimensions would have been. C.valida and C.peakalii (the small bird orchid) are indistinguishable morphologically, and both exhibt considerable variation. it is rather confusing at times!
Location information
- Maps Brindabella National Park
- Places Uriarra, NSW
Sighting information
- 4 Abundance
- dgb900 Recorded by
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Collections
dgb900 Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Chiloglottis sp. Orchids Plants
Additional information
- 10cm to 30cm Plant height
- True In flower
Species information
- Chiloglottis sp. Scientific name
- A Bird/Wasp Orchid Common name
- Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1515.71m Recorded at altitude
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In flower
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