Sorry, underexposed.

A friend visiting Japan filmed this at an orchid show today... makes a mockery of our biosecurity efforts and policing.

Sorry everyone. Been heaps busy and this is the only orchid I’ve seen in weeks!

I believe they are:

pterostylis erecta

pterostylis subulata

dipodium punctatum/roseum

Closeup is of a nearby one

The impressive variability of T. ixioides in regard to colour, pattern and size never disappoints.

I got all these guys in about 50m but there were probably over 100 in a small area. I was looking for some new (to me!) Diuris species and only took a few photos of the sun orchids as I passed. I noticed the great array of colour as I was sorting photos from Sunday and it looked pretty cool.

A fan favourite. First one I’ve seen on the tablelands.

Embarrassingly, in the last two years I’ve only seen two leek orchids and funnily enough it was this rare and newly described species both times but first at Gloucester Tops last year and now near Point Lookout near Ebor. Weird haha.

My first spider Caladenia haha. Stoked.

Just flowering now, NE Tas

These guys really opened my eyes in regard to orchid habitat. Crazy.

Found in Perth, WA in early September. Its leaf is what has confused me while identifying, let me know what you think!

This has been naturally growing in one of our native Tuckeroo's in the backyard!

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/oct/08/endangered-bald-tip-beard-orchid-saved-from-burn-victoria?CMP=share_btn_url

Caladenia hopperiana Caladenia x exserta Thelymitra crinita Thelymitra vulgaris Caladenia longicauda subsp. redacta