Glossodia minor

Small Wax-lip Orchid at Woodlands, NSW

Glossodia minor at Woodlands, NSW - suppressed

Glossodia minor at Woodlands, NSW - suppressed

Glossodia minor at Woodlands, NSW - suppressed

Glossodia minor at Woodlands, NSW - suppressed

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Identification history

	Glossodia minor	21 Sep 2021	DerekC
	Glossodia major	21 Sep 2021	Snowflake

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3 comments

DerekC wrote:

21 Sep 2021

The two small calli on the labellum plus the smaller size and almost absence of white all make this the smaller Glossodia minor.

Snowflake wrote:

21 Sep 2021

Thank you. I thought that originally.

DerekC wrote:

21 Sep 2021

Glossodia major does not have those wonderful black calli as in that great photo 2.

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Location information

Maps Woodlands Wingecarribee Local Government Area
Places Woodlands, NSW

Sighting information

1 Abundance
Snowflake Recorded by
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Plants Orchids Snowflake Southern Highlands NatureMapr

Additional information

25mm x 25mm Flower dimension
10cm to 30cm Plant height
True In flower

Species information

Glossodia minor Scientific name
Small Wax-lip Orchid Common name
Sensitive
Local native
Non-invasive or negligible
Machine learning
In flower
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