Tuesday 26 October 2010

Spring in the Common

The reserve at Inverleigh, known as the Common, has been very dry for the last decade or more. But we've had something like average rainfall this year and the plants in the Common have responded. On a short visit this week we found a lot of orchids, dozens of a few species in a small area. And that's just the orchids. It was looking spectacular.
Hornet orchid Diuris sulphurea



Thelymitra sp. Sun-orchid. Possibly T. peniculata


Spotted Sun-orchid Thelymitra ixioides


Thelymitra sp. Sun-orchid. Possibly T. malvina



Above and below: Thelymitra rubra Salmon Sun-orchid


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