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Corysanthes diemenica
Ground hugging to 4cm, flower - 1, to 15mm across. Gorgeous little thing with deep burgandy patterning.
occuring in moist sheltered sites in open, sclerophyll. Plant blooms during the winter to spring with a 1.5 cm flower. Flowers are pollinated by fungal gnats.
Previously: Corybas diemenicus
Spotted on Jul 27, 2015
Submitted on Aug 3, 2015
3 Comments
That's really pretty. I love the second pic...looks like someone with a hoody or a wacky kinda hairdo :D
Thanks Vinny , they are so small , luckily i was crouched down , taking a pic of some fungi and caught it out the corner of my eye. =)
Nice find, easy to walk past these little fella's.