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Speculantha rubescens

Blushing Tiny Greenhood at Tallong, NSW

Speculantha rubescens at Tallong, NSW - 31 Jan 2024
Speculantha rubescens at Tallong, NSW - 31 Jan 2024
Speculantha rubescens at Tallong, NSW - 31 Jan 2024
Speculantha rubescens at Tallong, NSW - 31 Jan 2024
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Speculantha rubescens 3 Feb 2024 Tapirlord
Speculantha rubescens 31 Jan 2024 Csteele4

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MattM wrote:
   3 Feb 2024
Or possibly Speculantha furva. The two species are so similar and overlap in distribution on the edges of their range that I probably won't be able to ID to species level.
Csteele4 wrote:
   3 Feb 2024
@mattm huh! I had not thought of P/S (I use Pterostylis) furva. They're so similar, upon examination, that one wonders why they are classified differently at all, rather than subspecies.
MattM wrote:
   3 Feb 2024
I believe there is a guy going around and doing genetic studies on the Speculantha group and looking at rubescens and furva to see if they are any different. In the meantime they remain separate species. I saw there was a collection record from this area of S. furva but that's all I have as a clue to this plants identity.
Csteele4 wrote:
   3 Feb 2024
@mattm there are a few records on the South Coast site, too, where they don't seem to have P/S rubescens listed. May be a case of personal preference, rather than anything else.
Tapirlord wrote:
   3 Feb 2024
P.furva is said to be more or less coastal, while P.rubescens in the species on the slopes and tablelands. Lachlan seems to suggest separating most of this group by distribution, so I guess that is what we do here. Having said that, and as Tina is alluding to, I wouldn't want to touch the taxonomy of this group with a 9 1/2 foot pole!

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