Black Mountain Leopard Orchid at Aranda, ACT
Identification history
| Diuris nigromontana | 23 Oct 2016 | MichaelMulvaney | ||
| Diuris nigromontana | 12 Oct 2016 | MattM |
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Colony found by T Dowling. There was much debate as to whether this was D. pardina or D. nigromontana. The conclusion was that even with the book we were still not confident enough to distinguish the two, so decided on D. nigromontana based on location.
2 comments
TonyWood
wrote:
12 Oct 2016
D. nigromontana can be quite variable in the flower markings. However, I am inclined towards D. pardina, given the dark stem, the backs of the petals are marked, and the labellum side lobes are not rounded as in D. nigromontana. D. pardina is occasionally found on Black Mountain and occurs on The Pinnacle. What do you think Cath?
CathB
wrote:
13 Oct 2016
I have seen many dark-coloured plants like this in Aranda, often growing right next to what I would consider typical nigromontana, and with every variation in between nearby. I have always thought of them as nigromontana.
Location information
- Places Aranda, ACT
Sighting information
Additional information
- True In flower
- 30cm to 1 metre Plant height
Species information
- Diuris nigromontana Scientific name
- Black Mountain Leopard Orchid Common name
- Sensitive
- Rare or uncommon native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Machine learning
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In flower
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