Large Bird Orchid at Cotter River, ACT
Identification history
| Chiloglottis valida | 14 Jan 2019 | TobiasHayashi | ||
| Chiloglottis sp. | 12 Jan 2019 | MattM |
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User's notes
Looks like the pigs had gone through and done a number on this colony. I examined the labellum of an uprooted plant (not pictured) and determined it to be C. valida. I did find one pair of leaves that was quite broad (picture 1) which is apparently characteristic of C. turfosa.
3 comments
TobiasHayashi
wrote:
14 Jan 2019
I'll confirm as C valida here. The broad leaves may be C turfosa, not sure whether that is conclusive enough or not. I think the C turfosa are down in the swamp though, did you go down that far?
MattM
wrote:
14 Jan 2019
I went right down to the swamp. I don't know where any of the colonies are though. I did find a pair of leaves growing in the sphagnum, but I didn't stay for a photo because I was immediately swarmed by ants!
TobiasHayashi
wrote:
14 Jan 2019
Sounds familiar! I had the same problem with the ants when I went looking for them a few years back. Send me an email (tobiashayashi@hotmail.com) and I'll give you some pointers if you'd like.
Location information
- Maps Namadgi National Park
- Places Cotter River, ACT
Sighting information
Species information
- Chiloglottis valida Scientific name
- Large Bird Orchid Common name
- Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- 226 images trained Machine learning
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In flower
