Corunastylis ciliata ( Ewart & B.Rees ) D.L.Jones & M.A.Clem. 2002

Photo courtesy of Cathy Powers and Her Banjorah Website

Flower Closeup Photos courtesy of Colin Rowan and his Orchid Website

Common Name The Hairy Corunastylis - Fringed Midge Orchid

Flower Size 1/2" [1.25 cm]

Found in Vicoria and South Australia at elevations of 10 to 250 meters in grassy woodlands, heathlands and heathy forests as a miniature sized, cool to cold growing terrestrial found in poorer eucalypt forests, often with heathy under-story, in sandy or gravelly soil and blooms in the fall on an erect, 4" [10 cm] long, 1 to 15 flowered, racemose inflorescence. Cited as a synonym of Corunastylis archeri but at this time I will leave them separate pending more information.

Synonyms Genoplesium ciliatum ( Ewart & B.Rees ) D.L.Jones & M.A.Clem. 1989;

References W3 Tropicos, Kew Monocot list , IPNI ; Native Orchids of Australia Jones 2006

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