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Nice wander along a track where one side had been burned. Beautiful to see lots of little things finding their way back.

Came looking for Calochilus paludosus as I missed getting some good pics last season. Few other wildflowers holding my attention along the way with bees and flies moving amongst them. Plenty of reasons to stop, crouch down, and let the walk take a little longer.

1. Calochilus paludosus
2. Bauera rubioides
3. Astrotricha floccosa
4. Grevillea buxifolia
5. Dillwynia retorta
6. Calochilus robertsonii
7. Eucalyptus punctata
8. Bossiaea heterophylla
9. Lambertia formosa
10. Astrotricha floccosa

#nature #orchid #macro #bushwalk #ausgeo taken in Marramarra National Park by @the_untamed_path

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16 days ago

Always nice walking with Country, taking the time to notice the wildflowers presenting themselves. Soft clusters of colour scattered through the bush feel like an invitation to pause and admire their delicate beauty.

There is something healing about being here, slowing down enough to feel present and letting the beauty around me hold my attention for a while.

1. Thelymitra ixioides
2. Epacris microphylla
3. Comesperma ericinum
4. Dillwynia floribunda
5. Conospermum longifolium
6. Isopogon anethifolius

#nature #bushwalk #wildflowers #australianflora #macro taken in Berowra Valley National Park by @the_untamed_path

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20 days ago

Pterostylis erecta, Erect Maroonhood

Nice little paddle up Cowan creek. Saw lots of P.nutans and some Corybas still in flower.

•Pterostylis erecta•

Terrestrial orchid up to 35cm. Apex of galea obliquely erect, greenish brown to dark brown. Flowering: July–September. Grows in moist sheltered sites of sclerophyll forest and wet sclerophyll forest.
#orchid #macro #nature #flower #ausgeo taken in Berowra Valley National Park by @the_untamed_path

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3 months ago

Pterostylis concinna, Trim greenhood

•Pterostylis concinna•
Terrestrial orchid up to 25 cm high, very slender. Flower c. 2 cm long, erect, white and dark green with brown suffusions in the galea and sinus. Flowering: May–September. Grows in moist areas of sclerophyll forest and coastal scrub.

#macro #orchid #flower #australiannatives #ausgeo taken in Brisbane Water National Park by @the_untamed_path

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4 months ago

Pterostylis longifolia, Tall greenhood

•Pterostylis longifolia•
Scape 15–40 cm high, with 5–8 linear to lanceolate spreading stem leaves 3–9 cm long, 3–5 mm wide. Flowers 1–7, c. 1.5 cm long, green and white, shiny. Flowering: April–August. Grows in moist areas of sclerophyll forest and coastal scrubs.

#macro #orchid #flower #nature #ausgeo taken in Brisbane Water National Park by @the_untamed_path

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4 months ago

Corybas barbarae, Fairy lanterns

•Corybas barbarae•
Flowers crystalline white to pinkish, 15–22 mm long. Dorsal sepal curved, 25–32 mm long. Leaf 16–32 mm long, 18–36 mm wide, upper surface dull green, lower surface purplish.
Flowering: May–July. Grows in sclerophyll forest and woodland, usually on sheltered slopes

#macro #orchid #flower #nature #ausgeo taken in Brisbane Water National Park by @the_untamed_path

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4 months ago

Corybas undulatus, Tailed helmet orchid

•Corybas undulatus•
Flower obliquely erect, purplish red and white, with translucent areas, 10–13 mm long. Dorsal sepal obovate to spathulate, 12–14 mm long, 6–8 mm wide, greenish grey with red striations. Flowering: May–July. Grows in coastal and near-coastal regions in moist areas of sclerophyll forest.

#macro #orchid #nature #flower #ausgeo taken in Ku-Ring-Gai Chase National Park by @the_untamed_path

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4 months ago

Corybas pruinosus, Toothed helmet orchid

•Corybas pruinosus•

Flower obliquely erect, dark reddish purple and grey green, 18–22 mm long. Dorsal sepal spathulate, cucullate, 20–28 mm long, 10–13 mm wide, greenish grey with red striations. Flowering: April–July. Grows in moist, sheltered forest of the coast and adjacent ranges; south from Paterson to Moruya.

#macro #nature #orchid #flower #ausgeo taken in Ku-Ring-Gai Chase National Park by @the_untamed_path

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4 months ago

Corybas fimbriatus, fringed helmet orchid.

Beautiful walk in Ku-ring-gai NP. Was such a pleasure to see literally 100s of these beautiful C.fimbriatus on the track edge. Lots of Pterostylis rosettes too, likely P.nutuns.

•Corybas fimbriatus•
Flower erect or recurved, reddish purple, 20–30 mm long. Dorsal sepal broad-spathulate, cucullate, 20–26 mm long, 13–16 mm wide, translucent pinkish with red striations. Lateral sepals. Flowering: June–August. Common in moist forests in coastal districts.

#macro #orchid #nature #flower #ausgeo taken in Ku-Ring-Gai Chase National Park by @the_untamed_path

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4 months ago

Corybas unguiculatus, Small helmet orchid

Went back to this spot over a few weeks to get this beauty in her prime. Absolutely stunning Corybas and set in amongst patches of P.grandiflora.

•Corybas unguiculatus•

Leaf 14–30 mm long, 11–26 mm wide, upper surface grey-green, lower surface purplish. Flower erect, purple, 13–16 mm long. Dorsal sepal cucullate, 12–15 mm long, 8–10 mm wide; basal stalk c. 5 mm long; lamina ovate. Flowering: May–July. Grows in heath but less commonly in sclerophyll forest; on coast and tablelands.

#macro #orchid #flower #corybas #ausgeo taken in Berowra Valley National Park by @the_untamed_path

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5 months ago

Cestichis (Liparis) reflexa, Odorous Sphinx Orchid
or Dog orchid

Inflorescence erect to pendent, 10–30 cm long, 5–32-flowered. Flowers greenish, cream or yellow with age.
Flowering: February–June. Grows in rainforest to dry sclerophyll forest in coastal areas and escarpment ranges below 900 m.

#macro #orchid #nature #flower #ausgeo taken in Berowra Valley National Park by @the_untamed_path

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5 months ago

Pterostylis grandiflora, Cobra Greenhood

One of my favorite Pterostylis, it deserves a photo series. So nice to see so many in flower.

•Pterostylis grandiflora•
Terrestrial orchid to 40 cm high, bearing 4–9 stem leaves. Dorsal sepal acuminate to long-acuminate, decurved. Petal margins widely flared. Lateral sepals tightly embracing the galea. Flowers May - August. Grows on moist, shady slopes in sclerophyll forest.

#macro #orchid #flower #nature #ausgeo taken in Berowra Valley National Park by @the_untamed_path

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