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1 Purple Donkey Orchid at South Pacific Heathland Reserve

Diuris punctata at South Pacific Heathland Reserve - 21 May 2018
Diuris punctata at South Pacific Heathland Reserve - 21 May 2018

Identification history

Orchid Diuris punctata 9 Jul 2018 Mike Leggett
Orchid Diuris punctata 24 May 2018 Charles Dove
Unidentified 24 May 2018 Charles Dove

Author's notes

Diuris punkata, commonly known as donkey orchids, is a genus of more than sixty species of flowering plants in the orchid family, Orchidaceae and is endemic to Australia apart from one species endemic to Timor

6 comments

plants wrote:
   24 May 2018
This is the Purple Donkey Orchid - Diuris punctata.
Apparently not very common locally.
Charles Dove wrote:
   24 May 2018
OK thanks the Yellow one is also with it they were about 20mtrs apart
Nicholas de Jong wrote:
   26 May 2018
Agreed: Diuris punctata and Diuris sulphurea (yellow), Diuris aurea also known from this reserve.
Charles Dove wrote:
   26 May 2018
will need to make some alterations for these
AaronClausen wrote:
   29 May 2018
Wow. In flower in May? Lucky you! The one in Canberra comes up in like October from memory.
Charles Dove wrote:
   30 May 2018
Sorry, I am doing a catch of sightings Aaron, it will take awhile. All the photos I record have the Name , Location and Date on the photo. Only recorded in May it was in October 2017 when this was Photographed a long way to go before I finish all the sightings updates for this area.

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Euchiton involucratus at South Pacific Heathland Reserve - 7 Feb 2019 Euchiton sphaericus at South Pacific Heathland Reserve - 23 Jan 2019 Trichoglossus haematodus at South Pacific Heathland Reserve - 19 Jan 2019 Mesodina halyzia at South Pacific Heathland Reserve - 15 Jan 2019 Trichoglossus haematodus at South Pacific Heathland Reserve - 7 Jan 2019 Chrysolopus spectabilis at South Pacific Heathland Reserve - 4 Dec 2018 Psaltoda moerens at South Pacific Heathland Reserve - 4 Dec 2018 Patersonia sp. at South Pacific Heathland Reserve - 29 Nov 2018 Dampiera stricta at South Pacific Heathland Reserve - 29 Nov 2018 Centella cordifolia at South Pacific Heathland Reserve - 27 Nov 2018 Centaurium tenuiflorum at South Pacific Heathland Reserve - 27 Nov 2018 Goodenia paniculata at South Pacific Heathland Reserve - 27 Nov 2018 Kunzea ambigua at South Pacific Heathland Reserve - 27 Nov 2018 Persoonia laurina subsp. leiogyna at South Pacific Heathland Reserve - 27 Nov 2018 Austrostipa rudis subsp. nervosa at South Pacific Heathland Reserve - 27 Nov 2018 Leptospermum polygalifolium subsp. polygalifolium at South Pacific Heathland Reserve - 27 Nov 2018 Gompholobium glabratum at South Pacific Heathland Reserve - 27 Nov 2018 Anisopogon avenaceus at South Pacific Heathland Reserve - 13 Nov 2018 Themeda triandra at South Pacific Heathland Reserve - 13 Nov 2018 Petrophile pedunculata at South Pacific Heathland Reserve - 13 Nov 2018 Sowerbaea juncea at South Pacific Heathland Reserve - 30 Oct 2018 Diuris sulphurea at South Pacific Heathland Reserve - 30 Oct 2018 Amphibolurus muricatus at South Pacific Heathland Reserve - 30 Oct 2018 Xyris sp. at South Pacific Heathland Reserve - 30 Oct 2018 Viminaria juncea at South Pacific Heathland Reserve - 24 Oct 2018 Laxmannia gracilis at South Pacific Heathland Reserve - 23 Oct 2018 Diuris sulphurea at South Pacific Heathland Reserve - 23 Oct 2018 Hovea heterophylla at South Pacific Heathland Reserve - 23 Oct 2018 Diuris punctata var. punctata at South Pacific Heathland Reserve - 23 Oct 2018 Phyllanthus hirtellus at South Pacific Heathland Reserve - 11 Oct 2018 Dampiera stricta at South Pacific Heathland Reserve - 11 Oct 2018 Kunzea capitata at South Pacific Heathland Reserve - 10 Oct 2018 Lomandra obliqua at South Pacific Heathland Reserve - 10 Oct 2018 Viminaria juncea at South Pacific Heathland Reserve - 1 Oct 2018 Telopea speciosissima at South Pacific Heathland Reserve - 1 Oct 2018 Hybanthus vernonii subsp. scaber at South Pacific Heathland Reserve - 1 Oct 2018 Patersonia sericea var. sericea at South Pacific Heathland Reserve - 1 Oct 2018 Dodonaea triquetra at South Pacific Heathland Reserve - 1 Oct 2018 Leptospermum laevigatum at South Pacific Heathland Reserve - 1 Oct 2018 Lomandra longifolia at South Pacific Heathland Reserve - 1 Oct 2018 Dampiera stricta at South Pacific Heathland Reserve - 1 Oct 2018 Isopogon anemonifolius at South Pacific Heathland Reserve - 1 Oct 2018 Petrophile pedunculata at South Pacific Heathland Reserve - 1 Oct 2018 Grevillea macleayana at South Pacific Heathland Reserve - 1 Oct 2018 Conospermum taxifolium at South Pacific Heathland Reserve - 1 Oct 2018 Apis (Apis) mellifera at South Pacific Heathland Reserve - 30 Sep 2018 Calyptorhynchus funereus at South Pacific Heathland Reserve - 13 Sep 2018 Telopea speciosissima at South Pacific Heathland Reserve - 13 Sep 2018 Patersonia sp. at South Pacific Heathland Reserve - 13 Sep 2018 Acanthiza pusilla at South Pacific Heathland Reserve - 12 Sep 2018 Gompholobium glabratum at South Pacific Heathland Reserve - 10 Sep 2018 Caladenia picta at South Pacific Heathland Reserve - 10 Sep 2018 Platycercus elegans at South Pacific Heathland Reserve - 4 Sep 2018 Grevillea macleayana at South Pacific Heathland Reserve - 31 Aug 2018 Epacris obtusifolia at South Pacific Heathland Reserve - 31 Aug 2018 Dillwynia floribunda at South Pacific Heathland Reserve - 31 Aug 2018 Acacia myrtifolia at South Pacific Heathland Reserve - 31 Aug 2018 Hybanthus monopetalus at South Pacific Heathland Reserve - 31 Aug 2018 Correa reflexa var. speciosa at South Pacific Heathland Reserve - 31 Aug 2018 Acacia echinula at South Pacific Heathland Reserve - 31 Aug 2018 Sprengelia incarnata at South Pacific Heathland Reserve - 31 Aug 2018 Telopea speciosissima at South Pacific Heathland Reserve - 31 Aug 2018 Glossodia major at South Pacific Heathland Reserve - 31 Aug 2018 Westringia fruticosa at South Pacific Heathland Reserve - 25 Aug 2018 Bossiaea heterophylla at South Pacific Heathland Reserve - 2 Aug 2018 Patersonia sericea var. sericea at South Pacific Heathland Reserve - 1 Aug 2018 Hardenbergia violacea at South Pacific Heathland Reserve - 1 Aug 2018 Phylidonyris novaehollandiae at South Pacific Heathland Reserve - 26 Jun 2018 Unidentified Fungus (TBC) at South Pacific Heathland Reserve - 16 Jun 2018 Eopsaltria australis at South Pacific Heathland Reserve - 14 Apr 2018 Genoplesium despectans at South Pacific Heathland Reserve - 7 Apr 2018 Thysanotus tuberosus subsp. tuberosus at South Pacific Heathland Reserve - 5 Apr 2018 Acanthiza pusilla at South Pacific Heathland Reserve - 5 Apr 2018 Correa reflexa var. reflexa at South Pacific Heathland Reserve - 2 Apr 2018 Eopsaltria australis at South Pacific Heathland Reserve - 25 Mar 2018 Hirundapus caudacutus at South Pacific Heathland Reserve - 11 Feb 2018 Eurystomus orientalis at South Pacific Heathland Reserve - 4 Feb 2018 Trichoglossus haematodus at South Pacific Heathland Reserve - 27 Jan 2018 Lambertia formosa at South Pacific Heathland Reserve - 19 Jan 2018 Eurystomus orientalis at South Pacific Heathland Reserve - 23 Nov 2017 Lobelia dentata at South Pacific Heathland Reserve - 21 Nov 2017 Thysanotus juncifolius at South Pacific Heathland Reserve - 20 Nov 2017 Persoonia laurina subsp. leiogyna at South Pacific Heathland Reserve - 9 Nov 2017 Diuris sulphurea at South Pacific Heathland Reserve - 30 Oct 2017 Corvus coronoides at South Pacific Heathland Reserve - 27 Oct 2017 Petrophile pedunculata at South Pacific Heathland Reserve - 24 Oct 2017 Hibbertia empetrifolia subsp. empetrifolia at South Pacific Heathland Reserve - 4 Oct 2017 Pachycephala rufiventris at South Pacific Heathland Reserve - 4 Oct 2017 Telopea speciosissima at South Pacific Heathland Reserve - 3 Oct 2017 Schoenus ericetorum at South Pacific Heathland Reserve - 21 Sep 2017 Sowerbaea juncea at South Pacific Heathland Reserve - 1 Sep 2017 Diuris aurea at South Pacific Heathland Reserve - 21 Aug 2017 Phylidonyris novaehollandiae at South Pacific Heathland Reserve - 14 Aug 2017 Conospermum taxifolium at South Pacific Heathland Reserve - 11 Aug 2017 Hibbertia sp. at South Pacific Heathland Reserve - 8 Aug 2017 Lobelia sp. at South Pacific Heathland Reserve - 8 Aug 2017 Acacia echinula at South Pacific Heathland Reserve - 1 Aug 2017 Persoonia mollis subsp. caleyi at South Pacific Heathland Reserve - 1 Aug 2017 Pimelea linifolia subsp. linifolia at South Pacific Heathland Reserve - 4 Jul 2017 Lambertia formosa at South Pacific Heathland Reserve - 3 Jul 2017
Euchiton involucratus at South Pacific Heathland Reserve - 7 Feb 2019
Euchiton sphaericus at South Pacific Heathland Reserve - 23 Jan 2019
Trichoglossus haematodus at South Pacific Heathland Reserve - 19 Jan 2019
Mesodina halyzia at South Pacific Heathland Reserve - 15 Jan 2019
Trichoglossus haematodus at South Pacific Heathland Reserve - 7 Jan 2019
Chrysolopus spectabilis at South Pacific Heathland Reserve - 4 Dec 2018
Psaltoda moerens at South Pacific Heathland Reserve - 4 Dec 2018
Patersonia sp. at South Pacific Heathland Reserve - 29 Nov 2018
Dampiera stricta at South Pacific Heathland Reserve - 29 Nov 2018
Centella cordifolia at South Pacific Heathland Reserve - 27 Nov 2018
Centaurium tenuiflorum at South Pacific Heathland Reserve - 27 Nov 2018
Goodenia paniculata at South Pacific Heathland Reserve - 27 Nov 2018
Kunzea ambigua at South Pacific Heathland Reserve - 27 Nov 2018
Persoonia laurina subsp. leiogyna at South Pacific Heathland Reserve - 27 Nov 2018
Austrostipa rudis subsp. nervosa at South Pacific Heathland Reserve - 27 Nov 2018
Leptospermum polygalifolium subsp. polygalifolium at South Pacific Heathland Reserve - 27 Nov 2018
Gompholobium glabratum at South Pacific Heathland Reserve - 27 Nov 2018
Anisopogon avenaceus at South Pacific Heathland Reserve - 13 Nov 2018
Themeda triandra at South Pacific Heathland Reserve - 13 Nov 2018
Petrophile pedunculata at South Pacific Heathland Reserve - 13 Nov 2018
Sowerbaea juncea at South Pacific Heathland Reserve - 30 Oct 2018
Diuris sulphurea at South Pacific Heathland Reserve - 30 Oct 2018
Amphibolurus muricatus at South Pacific Heathland Reserve - 30 Oct 2018
Xyris sp. at South Pacific Heathland Reserve - 30 Oct 2018
Viminaria juncea at South Pacific Heathland Reserve - 24 Oct 2018
Laxmannia gracilis at South Pacific Heathland Reserve - 23 Oct 2018
Diuris sulphurea at South Pacific Heathland Reserve - 23 Oct 2018
Hovea heterophylla at South Pacific Heathland Reserve - 23 Oct 2018
Diuris punctata var. punctata at South Pacific Heathland Reserve - 23 Oct 2018
Phyllanthus hirtellus at South Pacific Heathland Reserve - 11 Oct 2018
Dampiera stricta at South Pacific Heathland Reserve - 11 Oct 2018
Kunzea capitata at South Pacific Heathland Reserve - 10 Oct 2018
Lomandra obliqua at South Pacific Heathland Reserve - 10 Oct 2018
Viminaria juncea at South Pacific Heathland Reserve - 1 Oct 2018
Telopea speciosissima at South Pacific Heathland Reserve - 1 Oct 2018
Hybanthus vernonii subsp. scaber at South Pacific Heathland Reserve - 1 Oct 2018
Patersonia sericea var. sericea at South Pacific Heathland Reserve - 1 Oct 2018
Dodonaea triquetra at South Pacific Heathland Reserve - 1 Oct 2018
Leptospermum laevigatum at South Pacific Heathland Reserve - 1 Oct 2018
Lomandra longifolia at South Pacific Heathland Reserve - 1 Oct 2018
Dampiera stricta at South Pacific Heathland Reserve - 1 Oct 2018
Isopogon anemonifolius at South Pacific Heathland Reserve - 1 Oct 2018
Petrophile pedunculata at South Pacific Heathland Reserve - 1 Oct 2018
Grevillea macleayana at South Pacific Heathland Reserve - 1 Oct 2018
Conospermum taxifolium at South Pacific Heathland Reserve - 1 Oct 2018
Apis (Apis) mellifera at South Pacific Heathland Reserve - 30 Sep 2018
Calyptorhynchus funereus at South Pacific Heathland Reserve - 13 Sep 2018
Telopea speciosissima at South Pacific Heathland Reserve - 13 Sep 2018
Patersonia sp. at South Pacific Heathland Reserve - 13 Sep 2018
Acanthiza pusilla at South Pacific Heathland Reserve - 12 Sep 2018
Gompholobium glabratum at South Pacific Heathland Reserve - 10 Sep 2018
Caladenia picta at South Pacific Heathland Reserve - 10 Sep 2018
Platycercus elegans at South Pacific Heathland Reserve - 4 Sep 2018
Grevillea macleayana at South Pacific Heathland Reserve - 31 Aug 2018
Epacris obtusifolia at South Pacific Heathland Reserve - 31 Aug 2018
Dillwynia floribunda at South Pacific Heathland Reserve - 31 Aug 2018
Acacia myrtifolia at South Pacific Heathland Reserve - 31 Aug 2018
Hybanthus monopetalus at South Pacific Heathland Reserve - 31 Aug 2018
Correa reflexa var. speciosa at South Pacific Heathland Reserve - 31 Aug 2018
Acacia echinula at South Pacific Heathland Reserve - 31 Aug 2018
Sprengelia incarnata at South Pacific Heathland Reserve - 31 Aug 2018
Telopea speciosissima at South Pacific Heathland Reserve - 31 Aug 2018
Glossodia major at South Pacific Heathland Reserve - 31 Aug 2018
Westringia fruticosa at South Pacific Heathland Reserve - 25 Aug 2018
Bossiaea heterophylla at South Pacific Heathland Reserve - 2 Aug 2018
Patersonia sericea var. sericea at South Pacific Heathland Reserve - 1 Aug 2018
Hardenbergia violacea at South Pacific Heathland Reserve - 1 Aug 2018
Phylidonyris novaehollandiae at South Pacific Heathland Reserve - 26 Jun 2018
Unidentified Fungus (TBC) at South Pacific Heathland Reserve - 16 Jun 2018
Eopsaltria australis at South Pacific Heathland Reserve - 14 Apr 2018
Genoplesium despectans at South Pacific Heathland Reserve - 7 Apr 2018
Thysanotus tuberosus subsp. tuberosus at South Pacific Heathland Reserve - 5 Apr 2018
Acanthiza pusilla at South Pacific Heathland Reserve - 5 Apr 2018
Correa reflexa var. reflexa at South Pacific Heathland Reserve - 2 Apr 2018
Eopsaltria australis at South Pacific Heathland Reserve - 25 Mar 2018
Hirundapus caudacutus at South Pacific Heathland Reserve - 11 Feb 2018
Eurystomus orientalis at South Pacific Heathland Reserve - 4 Feb 2018
Trichoglossus haematodus at South Pacific Heathland Reserve - 27 Jan 2018
Lambertia formosa at South Pacific Heathland Reserve - 19 Jan 2018
Eurystomus orientalis at South Pacific Heathland Reserve - 23 Nov 2017
Lobelia dentata at South Pacific Heathland Reserve - 21 Nov 2017
Thysanotus juncifolius at South Pacific Heathland Reserve - 20 Nov 2017
Persoonia laurina subsp. leiogyna at South Pacific Heathland Reserve - 9 Nov 2017
Diuris sulphurea at South Pacific Heathland Reserve - 30 Oct 2017
Corvus coronoides at South Pacific Heathland Reserve - 27 Oct 2017
Petrophile pedunculata at South Pacific Heathland Reserve - 24 Oct 2017
Hibbertia empetrifolia subsp. empetrifolia at South Pacific Heathland Reserve - 4 Oct 2017
Pachycephala rufiventris at South Pacific Heathland Reserve - 4 Oct 2017
Telopea speciosissima at South Pacific Heathland Reserve - 3 Oct 2017
Schoenus ericetorum at South Pacific Heathland Reserve - 21 Sep 2017
Sowerbaea juncea at South Pacific Heathland Reserve - 1 Sep 2017
Diuris aurea at South Pacific Heathland Reserve - 21 Aug 2017
Phylidonyris novaehollandiae at South Pacific Heathland Reserve - 14 Aug 2017
Conospermum taxifolium at South Pacific Heathland Reserve - 11 Aug 2017
Hibbertia sp. at South Pacific Heathland Reserve - 8 Aug 2017
Lobelia sp. at South Pacific Heathland Reserve - 8 Aug 2017
Acacia echinula at South Pacific Heathland Reserve - 1 Aug 2017
Persoonia mollis subsp. caleyi at South Pacific Heathland Reserve - 1 Aug 2017
Pimelea linifolia subsp. linifolia at South Pacific Heathland Reserve - 4 Jul 2017
Lambertia formosa at South Pacific Heathland Reserve - 3 Jul 2017

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