Eriochilus sp.

A Bunny Orchid at Hall, ACT

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Identification history

Eriochilus sp. 19 May 2026 MichaelMulvaney
Eriochilus magenteus 16 Mar 2026 strigo

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2 comments

Tapirlord wrote:
   17 Mar 2026
Bit difficult to tell in this lighting. Guessing the colour was purple?
strigo wrote:
   17 Mar 2026
Yes, it was... I should have taken it late afternoon - and you would be convinced :-) Unfortunately, the aspect was right towards the sun - around 10:30; that likely "washed-out" the colours on my phone.

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Sighting information

Additional information

  • Less than 10cm Plant height
  • Less than 5mm Flower size
  • True In flower

Species information

  • Eriochilus sp. Scientific name
  • A Bunny Orchid Common name
  • Sensitive
  • Local native
  • Non-invasive or negligible
  • Up to 897m Recorded at altitude
  • In flower

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