Short-clubbed Wasp Orchid at Canberra Central, ACT
Identification history
| Chiloglottis trilabra | 16 Sep 2015 | TonyWood | ||
| Chiloglottis trilabra | 16 Sep 2015 | MattM | ||
| Chiloglottis valida | 6 Sep 2015 | MattM |
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A large group of plants found on the edge of a moist, shady slope on east Black Mountain, just past the B. umbrinus. All leaves came in pairs generally pointing in opposite directions. Some had purple spots (potassium deficiency?). No sign of a flower stem on any plants. Veins on leafs were distinctly lateral. I am assuming C. valida based on that fact, but C. trilabra based on them lying almost flat on the ground.
7 comments
AaronClausen
wrote:
7 Sep 2015
Definitely Chiloglottis, but I can't add much further clarity beyond that sorry. Keen to know what Tony and Tobias think...
TonyWood
wrote:
7 Sep 2015
If it is C. valida, an interesting find as it is only known from a couple of small populations on Black Mountain. It probably won't flower for another month, but would be worth monitoring to confirm identification.
MattM
wrote:
7 Sep 2015
Sure will. It's ridiculously easy to access, with no risk of crushing any plants too.
MattM
wrote:
16 Sep 2015
I had a look at these yesterday. I noticed that most of the leaves are still looking as they did when I found them, except for a very small handful (of mostly smaller leaves) that had very heavy crinkling on the leaf edges.
TonyWood
wrote:
16 Sep 2015
I think this is probably Chiloglottis trilabra. There is a population on the eastern side of Black Mountain not far from B. umbrinus. The quite prominent veins on the leaves would fit.
MattM
wrote:
16 Sep 2015
Considering it is more or less next to the eastern population, it probably is the population of trilabra you refer to. I take it that the crinkles appear over time?
Location information
- Maps Black Mountain
- Places Canberra Central, ACT
Sighting information
- 16 - 100 Abundance
- MattM Recorded by
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Plants Orchids MattM Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr
Species information
- Chiloglottis reflexa Scientific name
- Short-clubbed Wasp Orchid Common name
- Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- 146 images trained Machine learning
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In flower
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