Inland Mosquito Orchid at Bullen Range
Identification history
| Acianthus collinus | 19 Jun 2024 | Tapirlord | ||
| Acianthus collinus | 19 Jun 2024 | nathkay |
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Significant sighting
Tapirlord noted:
19 Jun 2024
Very very nice, this species has previously only been known from Black Mountain and Aranda, a distribution that is quite surprising given how common A.collinus is NSW reserves further inland. This will mark a 5th colony in the ACT in a 4th Nature reserves, and most significantly the first outside of the BM sandstone complex.
3 comments
BethanyDunne
wrote:
19 Jun 2024
I wasn't sure if it might be A. exsertus? What are the distinguishing features between the two?
Tapirlord
wrote:
20 Jun 2024
The greener leaf (as opposed to glaucous) and dry forest habitat are both suggestive of A.collinus, though this isn't by any means conclusive, by the real kicker here is the presence of flower buds. A.exsertus is an autumn species that finishes up in May, whilst A.collinus is only just starting now. This plant having flower buds makes a very strong case for it being A.collinus, though ideally we'd have flowers to confirm ofc.
Location information
- Maps Bullen Range
- Places Greenway, ACT
Sighting information
- 16 - 100 Abundance
- 19 Jun 2024 11:39 AM Recorded on
- nathkay Recorded by
Additional information
- Less than 10cm Plant height
Species information
- Acianthus collinus Scientific name
- Inland Mosquito Orchid Common name
- Sensitive
- Rare or uncommon native
- Non-Invasive
- 126 images trained Machine learning
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In flower
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