Eriochilus petricola

Bunny Orchids at Bundanoon, NSW

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Identification history

	Eriochilus petricola	12 Oct 2021	TobiasHayashi
	Eriochilus cucullatus	6 Oct 2021	AndyRoo

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3 comments

TobiasHayashi wrote:

12 Oct 2021

Hmmm this is an interesting one. So it was flowering last week? Eriochilus are meant to flower in autumn, so not sure what this one is doing. The well-developed leaf and leaf shape is normally indicative of E petricola (E cucullatus leaves are normally only just emerging as it flowers, and become larger after flowering), although not sure about when it flowers in spring.

AndyRoo wrote:

15 Oct 2021

Hi Tobias. It was actually recorded on 15 March this year - see sighting info. So it could be either but I agree the the leaf characteristics, and zooming in what looks like might be a red underside strongly suggests E.petricola. So I'll go with that. Thanks.

TobiasHayashi wrote:

15 Oct 2021

Ah, sorry I did look but obviously missed that. Makes a lot more sense!

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Location information

Maps Bundanoon Morton National Park Wingecarribee Local Government Area
Places Bundanoon, NSW

Sighting information

2 Abundance
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Plants Orchids AndyRoo Southern Highlands NatureMapr

Additional information

10cm to 30cm Plant height
True In flower

Species information

Eriochilus petricola Scientific name
Bunny Orchids Common name
Sensitive
Local native
Non-invasive or negligible
Machine learning
In flower
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