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Found along Dave's creek circuit Binnaburra

Numerous specimens near to the track once a canopy is reached along the Vinivini track.

It was a very exciting moment when I saw this, not only because it is such a magnificent animal, but also because my brother and I have been looking without luck for this for many years!

Thelymitra planicola

Single plant only

Corticolous on fallen branches with lichens Podostictina pickeringii, Parmotrema reticulatum and Usnea rubicunda.

Location is approximate as no GPS.

One plant flowering, robust specimen.

Small orchid. Flowering. Rainforest on basalt soil. Approx. 720 m ASL.

About 5 km E of Laleia village

Eastern fall of the Melville Range. World's southernmost occurrence of the genus.

A very impressive colony in yet another new area.,.=)

Healthy population

Spotted by Christian LAUDEREAU (@khrisnc)

The new genus name for midge orchids. C. nudiscapa recorded nearby, but the scape of this specimen very short, 10cm and green in colour.

Small flowering orchid came up from the ground, no leaves.

Oligochaetochilus woolsii (Long-Tailed Rustyhood)

scrambling ground orchid endemic to Lord Howe Island

white form in vicinity of many pinks.