Orchid Species List of Baluk Willam Nature Conservation Reserve (And Surrounds) 4 September 2011

Orchid Species List of Baluk Willam Nature Conservation Reserve (and surrounds) 4 September 2011

Scientific Name Synonym Common Name Comments Last Record Flowering Abundance & Source Time Acianthus pusillus Small Mosquito Orchid current May-Jun uncommon Anzybas unguiculatus Corybas unguiculatus Pelicans current Jun-Jul stable - <100 plants in a few colonies Arachnorchis clavigera Caladenia clavigera Plain Lip Spider Orchid historical (PU & BF) <1984 Sep-Oct? unknown PU&BF Arachnorchis concolor? Caladenia concolor historical <1999 ID Sep-Oct? unknown Arachnorchis dilatata Caladenia dilatata Green-comb Spider current Oct-Nov uncommon - uncertain Orchid Arachnorchis oenochila Caladenia oenochila Wine-lipped Spider- current Sep-Oct common - widespread (Caladenia orchid patersonii/lindlyana) Arachnorchis parva Caladenia parva Small Greencomb (or A. phaeoclavia?) current Sep-Oct common - widespread Arachnorchis phaeoclavia Caladenia phaeoclavia Brown-clubbed Spider- (or A. parva?) current Sep-Nov cf A. phaeoclavia orchid Arachnorchis reticulata? Caladenia reticulata Veined Spider Orchid historical <1999 ID Sep-Oct? unknown Arachnorchis tentaculata Caladenia tentaculata Mantis Orchid current Oct-Nov moderately common - widespread Bunochilus melagrammus Pterostylis Tall Greenhood current Jun-Oct very common melagramma (Pterostylis longifolia) Bunochilus tunstallii? Pterostylis tunstallii Granite Greenhood <2008 Jun-Jul? unknown Caladenia pusilla Tiny Fingers current Oct-Nov uncommon - widespread Calochilus campestris Copper Beard-orchid current Oct-Nov uncommon Calochilus paludosus Red Beard-orchid current Oct-Nov moderately common - widespread Scientific Name Synonym Common Name Comments Last Record Flowering Abundance & Source Time Calochilus robertsonii Purplish Beard-orchid current Oct-Nov moderately common - widespread Chiloglottis reflexa Autumn Bird/Wasp 2009 Jun-Jul known nearby Orchid Corunastylis archeri Genoplesium archeri Variable Midge Orchid historical (PU & BF) <1984 Mar-May? unknown PU&BF Corunastylis despectans Genoplesium Sharp Midge Orchid current Mar-Apr moderately common - despectans widespread Corunastylis morrisii Genoplesium morrisii Bearded Midge Orchid <1984 ID Mar-May? unknown PU&BF Corybas aconitiflorus Spurred Helmet-orchid current Jun-Jul uncomon - one widespread colony Corysanthes diemenica Corybas diemenicus Veined Helmet-orchid current Jul-Aug moderately common - widespread Corysanthes incurva Corybas incurvus Slaty Helmet Orchid current Jul stable - a few small colonies Cryptostylis leptochila Small Tongue-orchid current Dec-Apr very common Cryptostylis subulata Large Tongue-orchid current Dec-Jan moderately common - widespread Cyrtostylis reniformis Acianthus reniformis (Small) Gnat-orchid current Aug-Oct uncommon - several small colonies Cyanicula caerulea Caladenia caerulea Blue Fingers rare current Sep rare - 1 plant 2008-2010 Diplodium atrans Pterostylis atrans Dark-tip Greenhood infrequent flowering current Dec-Feb rare Diplodium decurvum Pterostylis decurva Summer Greenhood rare current Dec-Jan rare - one small colony Diplodium grandiflorum Pterostylis grandiflora Cobra Greenhood current Jun-Jul common - widespread Dipodium roseum Hyacinth Orchid current Jan-Mar moderately common - widespread Diuris × hybrid historical (D. <1999 W ID Sep-Oct? unknown chryseopsis × PU&BF D.orientis) Diuris chryseopsis Golden Moths rare 2008 RR Oct rare - 1 plant 2008 Diuris orientis (Diuris corymbosa) Wallflower Orchid current Sep-Oct common - widespread Diuris pardina (Diuris maculata) historical <1999 ID Sep-Oct? unknown Eriochilus cucullatus Parson's Bands current Apr-May uncommon - widespread Gastrodia sesamoides Cinnamon Bells current Oct-Nov uncommon - widespread Scientific Name Synonym Common Name Comments Last Record Flowering Abundance & Source Time Glossodia major Waxlip current Sep-Oct moderately common - widespread Leptoceras menziesii Caladenia menziesii Rabbit/Hare Orchid current Oct one colony - 4 flowers 2009 Linguella nana Pterostylis nana Dwarf Greenhood current Aug-Sep common - localized Lyperanthus suaveolens Brown Beaks current Sep-Oct common - widespread Microtidium atratum† Microtis atrata Yellow Onion-orchid historical (JW) <1984 Sep-Nov? nearby? PU&BF Microtis arenaria Notched Onion-orchid current Oct-Nov common - widespread Microtis oblonga Sweet Sweet Onion- historical (PU & BF) <1984 Oct-Nov? unknown orchid PU&BF Microtis parviflora Slender Onion-orchid current Nov-Jan moderately common Microtis unifolia Common Onion-orchid current Oct? unknown Nemacianthus caudatus Acianthus caudatus Mayfly Orchid current Aug-Sep very common Orthoceras strictum Horned Orchid historical; rare 2002 GL Jan? rare - unknown Petalochilus carneus Caladenia carnea Pink Fingers incl. Var gigantea? current Sep-Nov common - widespread Petalochilus catenatus Caladenia catenata White Fingers current Sep-Oct common - localized Petalochilus fuscata? Caladenia fuscata Dusky Fingers 2009 RR Sep rare? Petalochilus mentiens? Caladenia mentiens 2009 RR/RHK Oct-Nov uncommon Petalochilus vulgaris? Caladenia vulgaris Slender Fingers 2009 RHK Oct-Nov widespread - uncommon Pheladenia deformis Caladenia deformis Blue Fairies 2004 RR Sep rare - 1 plant 2004 Plumatichilos tasmanicum Pterostylis tasmanica Bearded Greenhood current Oct stable - ~30 plants in 4 colonies Prasophyllum australe Austral Leek Orchid <1999 JJ Oct-Nov? unknown Prasophyllum brevilabre Short-lip Leek-orchid historical 1983 JP Oct-Nov? unknown Prasophyllum elatum Tall Leek Orchid infrequent flowering current Oct rare - <10 plants Prasophyllum lindleyanum Green Leek-orchid historical <1984 Oct-Nov? unknown PU&BF Prasophyllum pyriforme? (or Prasophyllum Silurian Leek Orchid historical <1999 ID Oct-Dec? unknown frenchii) Prasophylum odoratum Broad-lip Leek-orchid current Oct-Nov moderately common - localized Pterostylis alpina Mountain Greenhood current Aug-Sep common - widespread Pterostylis alpina × P. Hybrid Greenhood 2007 RiA Aug-Sep? unknown nutans? Scientific Name Synonym Common Name Comments Last Record Flowering Abundance & Source Time Pterostylis curta × P. Hybrid Greenhood historical (PU BH +) <1984 Aug-Sep? unknown nutans† PU&BF Pterostylis curta* Blunt Greenhood historical; gone from <1999 ID Aug-Sep? unknown nearby reserve PU&BF Pterostylis falcata Large Sickle Greenhood current Nov-Dec a few scattered colonies Pterostylis nutans Nodding Greenhood current Jun-Sep very common Pterostylis pedunculata Maroon-hood current Aug-Sep common - widespread Pterostylis rufa† (? unknown sp) Rufous Greenhood historical (BF+) <1984 Oct-Nov? nearby? PU&BF Pterostylis truncata† Brittle Greenhood historical (JW) <1984 JW May-Jul? nearby? Pyrorchis nigricans Red-beaks, Undertaker Leaves only Sep-Oct one small colony Orchid Simpliglottis valida Chiloglottis valida Common Bird-orchid current Oct common - localized Speculantha parviflora Pterostylis parviflora Tiny or Red-top current Apr-May common - widespread Greenhood Stegostyla congesta Caladenia congesta Black-tongue Caladenia current Nov common - widespread Stegostyla gracilis Caladenia gracilis Musky Caps rare current Oct rare - 2 plants Stegostyla praecox Caladenia praecox Pretty Fingers current Sep stable - <50 plants in 1 colony Stegostyla transitoria Caladenia iridescens (Eastern) Bronze current Oct moderately common - Caladenia widespread Taurantha concinna Pterostylis concinna Trim Greenhood current Jun-Aug common - localized Thelymitra antennifera Rabbit Ears current Sep rare - ~10 plants in 2 colonies Thelymitra brevifolia Thelymitra pauciflora Peppertop Sun Orchid current Oct uncommon - widespread var. pallida Thelymitra carnea Pink Sun-orchid current Oct uncommon - widespread Thelymitra × chasmogama Thelymitra Globe-hood Sun Orchid historical <1999 ID Oct? unknown chasmogama Thelymitra flexuosa Twisted Sun-orchid historical (PU & BF) <1984 Sep-Oct? unknown PU&BF Thelymitra × irregularis Thelymitra irregularis Crested Sun Orchid historical <1999 ID Oct? unknown Thelymitra ixioides Dotted Sun-orchid current Oct moderately common - widespread Scientific Name Synonym Common Name Comments Last Record Flowering Abundance & Source Time Thelymitra × macmillanii Crimson Sun-orchid historical (T. <1984 Oct? unknown antennifera × T. PU&BF megcalyptra) Thelymitra media Tall Sun-orchid current Oct-Nov uncommon - widespread Thelymitra nuda? Plain Sun Orchid historical <1999 Oct? unknown unknown Thelymitra pauciflora Slender Sun-orchid current Oct common - widespread Thelymitra peniculata Trim Sun-orchid <2008 RiA Oct? unknown Thelymitra rubra Salmon Sun-orchid current Oct uncommon - widespread Thelymitra simulata Graceful Sun-orchid <2008 RiA Oct? unknown Thelymitra × truncata hybrid Sun-orchid T. <2008 RiA Oct? unknown ixioides × pauciflora Thynninorchis huntianus* Arthrochilus huntianus Elbow Orchid historical <2005 Dec-Jan? unknown unknown

* Orchids have been recorded near the reserve recently but not in the reserve itself recently. † Historical records of these orchids "near" the Courtneys Road area. ? Uncertainty of identification when recorded. () Synonyms in brackets are different species under which this species was previously referred to. Historical records are typically from the 1980's and earlier and the species has not been recorded recently.

Prepared by the Friends of Baluk Willam : http://home.vicnet.net.au/~fobw/