Common Gnat Orchid at suppressed
Identification history
| Cyrtostylis reniformis | 13 Jun 2025 | MattM | ||
| Unverified | 13 Jun 2025 | LeahColebrook |
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User's notes
Still learning orchids, could this be a type of helmet orchid?
2 comments
MattM
wrote:
13 Jun 2025
Close. This is a gnat orchid. Gnats and helmets have very similar leaves, however the gnats have distinct milky veins whereas the veins are almost undetectable in helmet orchid leaves.
LeahColebrook
wrote:
13 Jun 2025
Thanks Matt. The ID tip is very helpful, I’ll remember that for future sightings :) cheers !
Sighting information
- 6 Abundance
- LeahColebrook Recorded by
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LeahC NatureMapr Canberra & Southern Tablelands Cyrtostylis reniformis Orchids Plants
Additional information
- Less than 10cm Plant height
Species information
- Cyrtostylis reniformis Scientific name
- Common Gnat Orchid Common name
- Highly Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
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In flower
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Record quality
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- More than one media file
- Verified by an expert moderator
- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
- GPS evidence of location
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