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Hobart, Tasmania, Australia
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D'Aguilar National ParkIt was nearing the end of the flowering season, so a lot of the plants had seed capsuals on them. These very small plants only grow to be about 10cm high. However, they are deceptive, in that they can have an equally long stalk beneath the leaf that makes its way through the leaf litter down to the ground.
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D'Aguilar National ParkThis is a very very tiny orchid. It grows to be about 10cm tall. We were lucky enough to find one still in flower, however, I was totally on the wrong angle so all you can see is the side! Oh well, you can at least see the distinctive leaf clearly.
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D'Aguilar National ParkHere you can see how the dorsal sepal "hoods" the column. This is the main difference (for me) between this species and A. exsertus, where the sepal stands back away from the column.
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D'Aguilar National ParkA very pale specimen - almost transparent!
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D'Aguilar National ParkThis plant had more flowers on it in various stages of opening.
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D'Aguilar National ParkLooking down on the plant's single leaf. The flower stem can be seen on an angle going down to the bottom left.
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Gilead, New South Wales, Australia
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D'Aguilar National ParkLike its cousin species A. exsertus, A. fornicatus also has a purplish-red underside to its leaf.
