Corunastylis filiforme

1 Glandular Midge Orchid at Jervis Bay, JBT

Corunastylis filiforme at Jervis Bay, JBT - 14 Nov 2018
Corunastylis filiforme at Jervis Bay, JBT - 14 Nov 2018
Corunastylis filiforme at Jervis Bay, JBT - 14 Nov 2018
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Identification history

Corunastylis filiforme 19 Nov 2021 Tapirlord
Corunastylis filiforme 18 Nov 2021 Tapirlord
Unidentified 29 Nov 2018 NikkiB

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Unidentified Corunastylis (syn Genoplesium) sp. Found along edge of sandy track under forest (burnt previous summer?) in Booderee NP, ACT. GPS coordinates are for Booderee NP only, not exact location of sighting.

11 comments

MikeLeggett wrote:
   30 Nov 2018
Excellent photo evidence and could be G. despectans, even though early flowering. Another visual match may be G.filiforme, but that is not due to Autumn! I have conferred with Alan Stephenson and he thinks in spite of season it is G. filiforme; but maybe a site visit is needed to confirm. Otherwise may have to settle for G. sp. but will check with Alan S in the meantime.
   3 Dec 2018
Certainly a great photo. Compare to my sighting of G. despectans , 2634023.
MikeLeggett wrote:
   4 Dec 2018
Being able to clearly see the labellum is important for the midges Nicholas. We tried to find this plant today but were not successful.
NikkiB wrote:
   5 Dec 2018
Thanks Nicholas! And thank you Mike and Alan for your interest and advice on this Midge orchid. Shame it wouldn't show itself to you!! You have a lovely place over there (I am in WA) to wander and explore. I look forward to returning again one day. :-)
MikeLeggett wrote:
   5 Dec 2018
I've added G. archeri to the taxonomy having checked Jones (1988). He says it can rarely become hybrid with G. despectans. So I'll leave it there for a while to see if anyone has anyhting else to say.
TobiasHayashi wrote:
   5 Aug 2019
That's funny it was flowering in spring! But I'd agree with Alan it looks like Corunastylis filiformis to me.
DavidL.Jones wrote:
   18 Nov 2021
Corunastylis filiformis
Tapirlord wrote:
   18 Nov 2021
Thanks, David, this project seems to have Midge orchids in both Corunastylis and Genoplesium. Should all Genoplesium species be changed to Corunastylis or are both genera accepted and this species has just been moved??
DavidL.Jones wrote:
   19 Nov 2021
Genoplesium baueri is the only species of Genoplesium. All others that have been included in Genoplesium are now Corunastylis. This is based on morphological distinctions in the root systems of each group and is supported by molecular phylogenetic studies.
NikkiB wrote:
   22 Nov 2021
Wow, thank you all for confirming the ID for this sighting. Much appreciated. I understand this is usually an autumn flowering species. Are other orchid species known to flower so far outside their normal season? Nature!
DavidL.Jones wrote:
   23 Nov 2021
Your sighting exemplifies the importance of these records. Out of sequence flowering does occur sporadically in orchids and is probably under-reported but the general trend so far noticed with climate change is 1-2 weeks earlier flowering. My observations also suggest that flowering times may be shorter but we need more observations.

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  • 14 Nov 2018 01:53 PM Recorded on
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