Eriochilus petricola
Bunny Orchids at Bundanoon, NSW
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| Eriochilus petricola | TobiasHayashi | 12 Oct 2021 | ||
| Eriochilus cucullatus | AndyRoo | 6 Oct 2021 |
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3 comments
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.
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.
Location information
- Places Bundanoon, NSW
Sighting information
- 2 Abundance
- AndyRoo Recorded by
- 10cm to 30cm Plant height
- Yes In flower
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Species information
- Eriochilus petricola Scientific name
- Bunny Orchids Common name
- Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 965.69m Recorded at altitude
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Was the plant in flower?
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