Glossodia major

Wax Lip Orchid at Borough, NSW

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Glossodia major 7 Oct 2025 MattM
Glossodia major 7 Oct 2025 mcleana

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2 comments

Tapirlord wrote:
   7 Oct 2025
That's really interesting, it looks like partial whitening of the flower. Were there others like this?
mcleana wrote:
   8 Oct 2025
Just this lone individual. I haven't seen others on our block like this.

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Sighting information

Additional information

  • 10cm to 30cm Plant height
  • True In flower

Species information

  • Glossodia major Scientific name
  • Wax Lip Orchid Common name
  • Sensitive
  • Local native
  • Non-invasive or negligible
  • Up to 1099.8m Recorded at altitude
  • In flower
  • Synonyms

    Caladenia major

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