Chiloglottis reflexa
Short-clubbed Wasp Orchid at Paddys River, ACT
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| Chiloglottis reflexa | MattM | 30 Mar 2026 | ||
| Chiloglottis sp. | Bubbles | 29 Mar 2026 |
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Large amount of leaves in this colony, but only 1 in flower. Tidbinbilla.
Would love help with ID please!
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30 Mar 2026
Unfortunately with it being closed up it's difficult to tell what species this is. The three options for Autumn Chilloglottis within the ACT are C. curviclavia, C. reflexa and C. seminuda. We can rule out C. curviclavia as the lateral sepals are straight and don't curve back. C. seminuda, while common on the coast and escarpment, is rare in the ACT only being known from a single population on Black Mountain. On the balance of probability, this leaves us with C. reflexa, which is present across many sheltered slopes in reserves across the ACT and surrounds.
30 Mar 2026
Thanks Matt. I plan on going back this weekend to see if it has opened, so will update if I can :)
Location information
- Maps Tidbinbilla Nature Reserve
- Places Paddys River, ACT
Sighting information
- 4 - 15 Abundance
- Bubbles Recorded by
- Yes In flower
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Species information
- Chiloglottis reflexa Scientific name
- Short-clubbed Wasp Orchid Common name
- Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1218.27m Recorded at altitude
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Was the plant in flower?
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