Dainty Greenhood at Bullen Range
Identification history
| Diplodium reflexum | 28 Mar 2024 | MattM | ||
| Diplodium reflexum | 24 Mar 2024 | Tapirlord | ||
| Diplodium ampliatum | 23 Mar 2024 | RobG1 | ||
| Diplodium ampliatum | 23 Mar 2024 | BethanyDunne |
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3 finished, 1 still flowering
8 comments
Tapirlord
wrote:
24 Mar 2024
I kinda wonder about this being D.reflexum? The sinus is quite broader (lacking the narrow notch of D.ampliatum) and the flowers don't seem overly top heavy (which also points away from ampliatum). Matt knows the two better than I do, so let's see what he says.
MattM
wrote:
24 Mar 2024
It does look a little too plump for D. ampliatum so I would be happier to call this D. reflexum. In saying that I could still be convinced otherwise. I had a look at the nearby sighting and the plants look somewhat intermediate.
BethanyDunne
wrote:
24 Mar 2024
Actually I see D. revolutum is nearby not reflexum. A nice find, thanks guys!
DerekC
wrote:
24 Mar 2024
Bethany overall flower size might help with D. ampliatum larger, but exactly how this has been measure is not so clear. I know Rob is familiar with both species, but it is never easy just from a photo particularly as the dorsal sepal point has been damaged or gone.
DerekC
wrote:
24 Mar 2024
D. revolutum was the previous nomenclature which was changed to D. ampliatum but now we are also finding the similar D. reflexum.
RobG1
wrote:
24 Mar 2024
I had seen that RangerStacey's sighting (4258627) was virtually on the same location as this sighting and that Peter Ramshaw's sighting (4259248) was just across the track and their sightings were of D. ampliatum. As Derek points out, the condition of the flower, especially the damaged dorsal sepal point, combined with the previous sightings in the area pushed me in favour of D. ampliatum. However, it does resemble D. reflexum :)
Tapirlord
wrote:
28 Mar 2024
Fair enough, I hadn’t noticed the previous records at this site. They do all seem to look similar, perhaps the same colony. However, I wonder if all 3 sightings actually represent D.reflexum? Plants are showing bottom heavy flowers with a broad sinus which should indicate us away from ampliata
Location information
- Maps Bullen Range
- Places Kambah, ACT
Sighting information
- 4 Abundance
- BethanyDunne Recorded by
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Collections
BethanyDunne Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Diplodium reflexum Orchids Plants
Additional information
- True In flower
Species information
- Diplodium reflexum Scientific name
- Dainty Greenhood Common name
- Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1216m Recorded at altitude
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In flower
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Synonyms
Pterostylis reflexa
Record quality
- Images or audio
- More than one media file
- Verified by an expert moderator
- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
- GPS evidence of location
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