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Tiny mosquito orchid - Acianthus pusillus Flowers not open yet. A autumn/winter flowering terrestrial orchid. About 120 mm high. Acianthus pusillus,Australia,Eamw flora,Eamw orchids,Eamw-orchids,Fall,Geotagged,Orchids May,Tiny mosquito orchid Click/tap to enlarge

Tiny mosquito orchid - Acianthus pusillus

Flowers not open yet. A autumn/winter flowering terrestrial orchid. About 120 mm high.

    comments (4)

  1. Psttt...location please. Posted 3 years ago
    1. Something not quite right with the Geotagging button. Posted 3 years ago
      1. Same issue as before? On iPad? Can you describe in more detail as to what happens exactly? Posted 3 years ago
  2. All I do is upload the location and since there have been problems I check the upload again maybe 30 minutes later. Maybe the problem is caused by my iPad. Posted 3 years ago

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''Acianthus pusillus'', commonly known as small mosquito orchid, is a species of flowering plant in the orchid family Orchidaceae and is endemic to eastern Australia. It is a terrestrial herb with a single, heart-shaped leaf and up to 18 small, translucent green or pinkish flowers with reddish marking and a green to reddish-purple labellum. It is widely distributed, growing in moist places from central-eastern Queensland, south through New South Wales and Victoria to South Australia and Tasmania.

Similar species: Agaves, Aloes, Onions
Species identified by Ernst
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Uploaded May 13, 2022. Captured May 10, 2022 11:04 in GJR2+9G Hindmarsh Valley SA, Australia.
  • Canon EOS 700D
  • f/8.0
  • 1/83s
  • ISO400
  • 135mm