Acianthus sp.
1 Mayflower Orchid at Ulladulla, NSW
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| Acianthus sp. | Tapirlord | 12 Jun 2025 | |
| Acianthus fornicatus | Jennybach | 11 Jun 2025 | |
| Unverified | Jennybach | 10 Jun 2025 |
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Looks like a more interesting form of dichondra.. as if a smaller kidney leaf is appressed to a larger one.
7 comments
11 Jun 2025
Jennybach. Good morning !
An orchid such as for example in the genus _Acianthus_ .
Please watch this over the seasons for flower(s) .
An orchid such as for example in the genus _Acianthus_ .
Please watch this over the seasons for flower(s) .
11 Jun 2025
Jason, thank you for that. I visit Ulladulla and Mollymook often and will definitely look out for orchids in their wildflower reserve.
FYI the Ulladulla wildlife reserve supply a photographic guide in their visitors book and Acianthus fornicatus is listed and pictured. So you’re likely spot on. Also cobra greenhood and helmet orchid are included in their guide.
FYI the Ulladulla wildlife reserve supply a photographic guide in their visitors book and Acianthus fornicatus is listed and pictured. So you’re likely spot on. Also cobra greenhood and helmet orchid are included in their guide.
11 Jun 2025
Thank you Jenny.
Yes i have walked through this reserve myself.
I hope you see the flowers when they have their season.
Yes i have walked through this reserve myself.
I hope you see the flowers when they have their season.
12 Jun 2025
These plants will not flower until next year but I suspect you are right with fornicatus
16 Jun 2025
Acianthus fornicatus (Pixie-caps)
You were a bit unlucky, I photographed these early ones less than a month ago. They are growing in lots of areas at different stages of flowering. This reserve is great to visit for orchids, something is always in flower.
You were a bit unlucky, I photographed these early ones less than a month ago. They are growing in lots of areas at different stages of flowering. This reserve is great to visit for orchids, something is always in flower.
16 Jun 2025
Fantastic. I only just touched on this place….so much to look at and photograph that I only covered about a tenth of the trail in over an hour.
Location information
- Places Ulladulla, NSW
Sighting information
- 16 - 100 Abundance
- Jennybach Recorded by
- Less than 10cm Plant height
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Species information
- Acianthus sp. Scientific name
- Mayflower Orchid Common name
- Sensitive
- Very rare / threatened
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1190.54m Recorded at altitude
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Was the plant in flower?
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