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Yay! That's two Decembers in a row in alpine bogs around Mount Ruapehu, lol.

All locations are obscured. If you would like more information for research purposes, please contact me.

Lucky to find one... =)

Several flowers

Presumed extinct here following the 2009 wildfires.

Not my record. I'm putting it up on behalf of Kelly and Glenda, orchid enthusiasts from Eden. They had David Jones with them and he identified it as Caladenia ancylosa. A first for NSW?

Easily the most striking colouration (or lack thereof) that I have seen of this species.

smells like bats

Calochilus kalaru, D.L.Jones 2008 ( Kew )
Confirmed by David Jones on site.

Orchid in deep leaf litter of Myristica insipida forest in bottom of gorge

Espèce supposée par sa présence dans l'Île des Pins. à confirmer si possible ?

Found just above high tide mark on limestone

Historic flood plain. What a fluke to find these georgeous little orchids, a complete surprise. Colony 1 of 3

Locally abundant in Sphagnum bog.

Population of ~ 10 plants, most flowering. Observed another population ~ 200 m to the N.

This area was burnt in Feb 2022

Aka D. macropus howeanum

Acianthus tenellus

Espèce endémique à la Nouvelle-Calédonie
endemia.nc/flore/fiche6161

Distribution ??