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Gnat Orchid
Cyrtostylis reniformis
-37.7066, 145.279
Field Notes
Description:
Tiny terrestrial orchid, leaves appeared a few weeks ago, flowers 1.5 cm across, on 5cm stalks
Habitat:
In the leaf litter in dry sclerophyll (Red Box) forest.
Notes:
Appears annually in the same place. Flower lasts a few days to a week. Flower is thought to be fertilised by a small gnat.
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