Corunastylis apostasioides
2 Freak Midge Orchid at Jerrawangala, NSW
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| Corunastylis apostasioides | RobG1 | 20 Jan 2022 |
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I think there were several more of these in the area, but this was the only one I could see that had open buds
2 comments
20 Jan 2022
Usually only a few flowers will open and its not uncommon for none at all to open. The flowers have non-functional sex organs and reproduce apomictically to produce seed-like structures without fertilisation. It is also common for the flowers to open imperfectly or have missing organs. Its a weird but successful system of reproduction.
21 Jan 2022
Thanks for the information David. There seemed to be a few around, hopefully I'll get to see one with a freshly opened flower.
Location information
- Places Jerrawangala, NSW
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- At least 1 Abundance
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Species information
- Corunastylis apostasioides Scientific name
- Freak Midge Orchid Common name
- Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 723.36m Recorded at altitude
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Synonyms
Corunastylis apostasioides Corunastylis apostasoides Genoplesium apostasioides
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In flower
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