Blackbutt Creek new orchid finds - lady fingers and trapeze: August 26 2026
Published on HivePostify by @carrinm · Thu Aug 27 2026
Rainy start to the day. Checked the forecast - afternoon should be clearing. Did investing stuff - a lot to do after a bug options expiry.
Walked down to Blackbutt Creek to check on twice orchids - first signs of spring on the way - blossom time
Cloud clearing over the goof course - there is an access way through the course
First orchid check where the access path meets the firetrail - nodding greenhood spike emerging - just one
One bud emerging on the common ant orchid where the track drops down to the creek - only one bud bit there more leaves than last season
Lots of hypericum flowers
Sydney boronia
Woolsia pungens - a few hanging in
A few flowers emerging in a big colony of acianthus caudatus - bigger leaves than I have seen
Budding chiloglottis orchid - only clue to ID is the ruffled leaf edges
Maybe these - flowering lower down the track than last time - chiloglottis formicifera. Note the calli going down to the bottom edge of the labellum
Another angle
Front on
Small-leafed white beard
More chiloglottis formicifera up the track - this is the highest colony which flowers first
A big colony with at least flowers in frame
New mayfly orchid spot - acianthus caudatus
A bit of rain and there are leeches - tiny one picked off my pants - not had time to drill
This was part of the mission for the day - note- no calli beyond the centre line of the labellum. Growing in a big colony on the opposite side of the track to previous sighting. Good thing as the top side location has been trashed by the track work
First season sighting of chiloglottis trapeziformis. Name is from the way the labellum swings like a trapeze
A few ptersorylis concinna still going in the same spot - 4 orchids in 4 square metres
Over the shoulder shot shows the leaf of the chiloglottis - smooth edged
Sundew flower
There were visitors - posed and not on me - whew!
The bonus for the day - lady fingers orchid - not seen on this track before
Caladenia catenata
Successful walk with two new season finds and one budding
Cooked dinner for a friend - beef bourgignon - was yum. No photos This report was published via Actifit app ([Android](https://bit.ly/actifit-app) | [iOS](https://bit.ly/actifit-ios)). Check out the original version [here on actifit.io](https://actifit.io/@carrinm/actifit-carrinm-20260827t120640071z) 26/08/2026 10851 Daily Activity,House Chores,Photowalking Height 183 cm Weight 90 kg Body Fat % Waist cm Thighs cm Chest cm
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