Dipodium punctatum

Blotched Hyacinth Orchid at Pambula Beach, NSW

Dipodium punctatum at Pambula Beach, NSW - 28 Dec 2020
Request use of media

Identification history

Unidentified 28 Dec 2020 KylieWaldon

Identify this sighting


Please Login or Register to identify this sighting.

User's notes

Is this just an old flower? It had burgundy colour between the stem and the flower.

2 comments

JackieMiles wrote:
   28 Dec 2020
I think the colour is pretty variable on hyacinth orchids, but as long as the ovary (burgundy coloured bit) is not spotted, and petals are not reflexed (bent back at tips) it is still D. punctatum.
KylieWaldon wrote:
   28 Dec 2020
Thanks Jackie

Please Login or Register to comment.

Location information

Sighting information

  • 1 Abundance
  • 28 Dec 2020 08:35 AM Recorded on
  • KylieWaldon Recorded by

Additional information

  • 40 Flower dimension
  • 10cm to 30cm Plant height
  • True In flower

Species information

Record quality

  • Images or audio
  • More than one media file
  • Confirmed by an expert moderator
  • Nearby sighting(s) of same species
  • GPS evidence of location
  • Description
  • Additional attributes
2,152,973 sightings of 19,940 species in 6,475 locations from 11,410 contributors
CCA 3.0 | privacy
We acknowledge the Traditional Owners of this land and acknowledge their continuing connection to their culture. We pay our respects to their Elders past and present.