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Cryptostylis leptochila
3 Small Tongue Orchid at Mittagong, NSW
Identification history
| Cryptostylis leptochila | 24 May 2019 | michaelb | ||
| Cryptostylis leptochila | 9 May 2019 | MattM |
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User's notes
One of several flowering Cryptostylis plants growing alongside the footpath. These individuals were growing in the shade of some ferns on a 37 degree C day...
3 comments
michaelb wrote:
10 May 2019
Species added to taxonomy to ensure the process is working for this new website. Someone else can confirm the ID.
MattM wrote:
23 May 2019
100%. To the best of my knowledge there are only 4 Cryptostylis in Australia, and leptochila is the only match for this one. They all look very distinct.
Location information
- Maps Wingecarribee Local Government Area
- Places Mittagong, NSW
Species information
- Sensitive
- Local Native
- Non-Invasive
Sighting information
- 4 - 15 Abundance
- 17 Jan 2019 02:25 PM Recorded on
- MattM Recorded by
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