8 Leafless Beard Orchid at Bullen Range
Identification history
| Calochilus saprophyticus | 5 Nov 2023 | DerekC | ||
| Calochilus sp. | 31 Oct 2023 | DerekC | ||
| Calochilus sp. | 30 Oct 2023 | DerekC | ||
| Thelymitra sp. | 29 Oct 2023 | BethanyDunne |
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Significant sighting
DerekC noted:
5 Nov 2023
This is a rare elusive species with poor records and rarely seen nor well understood. It has very small flowers which are reluctant to open or do not open at all. This the first CNM record of this species.
7 comments
BethanyDunne
wrote:
30 Oct 2023
Yes possibly. How long for them to flower from this stage? I'll go back and have a look.
Tapirlord
wrote:
30 Oct 2023
You are probably right actually Derek, I think I see the tips of some beards.
DerekC
wrote:
31 Oct 2023
Bethany unfortunately I think they have finished. There is little sign of the leaf so that makes it harder but yes Cairan that's what I thought I could see after being concerned with the number of bracts at the bottom. An interesting find and one to look for in following years.
DerekC
wrote:
31 Oct 2023
Bethany and Ciaran I can now confirm they are Calochilus as I went out and had a look and have taken some photos of a partly open flower.
I was wrong about them being finished as the flowering is only about halfway through but the flowers are reluctant to open and small and there are leaves but they are also small or almost none existent.
In total I found a total of six plants with the others further down the slope. When I have had a good look at my different photos I will make a decision regarding the species which could prove very interesting as I think this the best candidate I have seen for the elusive C. saprophyticus I have seen to date. Bethany you could if you like send me a message using the internal message system.
I was wrong about them being finished as the flowering is only about halfway through but the flowers are reluctant to open and small and there are leaves but they are also small or almost none existent.
In total I found a total of six plants with the others further down the slope. When I have had a good look at my different photos I will make a decision regarding the species which could prove very interesting as I think this the best candidate I have seen for the elusive C. saprophyticus I have seen to date. Bethany you could if you like send me a message using the internal message system.
Location information
- Maps Bullen Range
- Places Kambah, ACT
Sighting information
- 2 Abundance
- 1 Nov 2023 09:42 AM Recorded on
- BethanyDunne Recorded by
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Collections
Orchids in ACT 2023 Photographic Competition - image of greatest conservation significance
Additional information
- True In flower
Species information
- Calochilus saprophyticus Scientific name
- Leafless Beard Orchid Common name
- Sensitive
- Very rare / threatened
- Non-Invasive
- Machine learning
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In flower
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