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Cyrtostylis reniformis
Tiny terrestrial orchid, leaves appeared a few weeks ago, flowers 1.5 cm across, on 5cm stalks
In the leaf litter in dry sclerophyll (Red Box) forest.
Appears annually in the same place. Flower lasts a few days to a week. Flower is thought to be fertilised by a small gnat.
Spotted on Sep 19, 2015
Submitted on Sep 20, 2015
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Nice shots Russel, would you consider adding it (and any other spotting's) to our Plants of the Southeast mission?