Corunastylis clivicola (Rufous midge orchid)
Protected NSW.
Nearly half of the national records of this species are from the ACT (Atlas of Living Australia and Canberra Nature Map 1/12/2017). It is a widespread species stretching in an arch from Mt Barker in the Adelaide Hills, through central Victoria through the south west slopes of NSW up to near Bathurst. It is usually found on slopes and ridges of low hills in dry open forest, amongst leaf litter where there is minimal shrubby understorey and often shallow and stony clay loam ). In the ACT it is known from Black Mountain, Gossan Hill, Aranda Bushland and Gungahlin Hill. There is also quite a large population on Mt Jerrabomberra. It is estimated that up to 300 plants occur in the ACT.
It flowers from January to May. Flowers ar 5-30, tiny, moderately crowded, semi-nodding and dark purplish black and green.
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Corunastylis clivicola is listed in the following regions:
Canberra & Southern Tablelands
Species information
- Corunastylis clivicola Scientific name
- Rufous midge orchid Common name
- Sensitive
- Rare or uncommon native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- 288 images trained Machine learning
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In flower
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Synonyms
Genoplesium clivicolum
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Maps
ANBG ANBG South Annex Aranda Bushland Bango Nature Reserve Bicentennial Park Black Mountain Block 402 Boro Bruce Ridge to Gossan Hill Denman Prospect 2 Estate Deferred Area (Block 12) Dryandra St Woodland Gossan Hill Gungaderra Grasslands Hall Horse Paddocks Mount Jerrabomberra Mount Jerrabomberra QP Mount Majura Mount Painter Mount Taylor MTR591 at Gundaroo Piney Ridge Rob Roy Range Tuggeranong Hill Wanna Wanna Nature Reserve -
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Point 3852 Point 4157 Point 455 Point 49 Point 5515 Point 5801 Point 5815 Point 5816 Point 60 Point 88 -
Places
Aranda, ACT Hall, ACT
