Family: Orchidaceae
Plant: A terrestrial orchid 2-3cm high that forms large colonies.
Flowers: Reddish-purple held just above leaf. Its dorsal sepal is 2-3cm long, hooded and greyish with maroon spots. The labellum is toothed and rounded with a central dome.
Flowering: May-July.
Fruit Green capsule.
Leaves: Solitary, rounded, ground hugging 2.5-4cm long and up to 4cm across. They are green above and silvery on the underside.
Habitat: In ground litter in moist sheltered heathland and dry sclerophyll forest.
Features: Tiny, hooded orchid. Widely flared and fringed labellum. Leaves green above and silver on the underside
Name:
Corybas After Greek mythological dancing priest Corybant
fimbriatus From Latin = fringed
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Type |
Orchid |
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Flowers |
Form |
Irregular, Single |
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Colour(s) |
Red, Grey |
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Petal/Sepal No. |
6 |
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Flowering Month |
5, 6, 7 |
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Fruit |
Type |
Capsule |
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Colour |
Green, Brown |
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Other Features |
- |
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Leaves |
Arrangement |
Basal |
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Type |
Simple |
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Shape |
Round, Heart-shaped |
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Length |
Short |
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Margins |
Entire |
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Attachment |
Unstalked |
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Other Features |
Discolorous |
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Bark |
- |
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Habitat |
Dry sclerophyll forest, Heathland |
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