Murdunna Excursion 10 November 2013 
Don Hird 
n Sunday 10th November 16 members and two 
visitors met at Murdunna on a breezy late spring 
day with the odd light shower about. 
Looking for orchids. Photo: Geoff Carle 
Our destination, approximately 2.5 km further along the 
Arthur Highway, had been recommended for its orchids 
by Mark Wapstra, and was more conveniently located 
than the originally planned destination of Lime Bay. 
Even before we alighted from the vehicles we could see 
orchids blooming. The species list grew as we initially 
explored the northern side of the road along a bush 
remnant. Later we crossed the road, and wandered up 
a hill with outcropping dolerite and woodland of several 
eucalypts including stringybark, white and blue gum. 
The orchid list continued to grow although not all 
specimens seen were fully open. 
Birds seen were fantail and pallid cuckoo, grey shrike 
thrush, striated and spotted pardalote, Australian 
magpie, blue wren, yellow-throated honeyeater, yellow 
wattlebird, grey fantail and dusky robin. Froglets, Crinia 
signifera, were heard calling. Echidna diggings were 
prominent. 
Tea-tree flowers were being visited by honeybees and 
the odd hoverfly, but no jewel beetles were spotted. 
Calochilus herbaceous. Photo: Geoff Carle 
The following fungi were observed (List from 
Genevieve Gates). 
Leratiomyces ceres 
Pisolithus microcarpus 
Pycnoporus coccineus 
Psathyrella candolleana 
Laccaria sp. 
Amanita 'silvery grey, no volva or annulus' 
Lichenomphalia chromacea 
Mesophellia glauca 
Poronia ericii 
Poronia erici. Photo: Margaret Warren 
Orchid species (list supplied by Kevin Bonham.) 
Caladenia carnea 
Caladenia fuscata - probable 
Caladenia gracilis 
Caladenia alata 
Calochilus herbaceus 
Calochilus paludosus 
Calochilus platychila 
Prasophyllum lindleyanum 
Prasophyllum brevilabre 
Prasophyllum concinnum 
Prasophyllum apoxychilum 
Prasophyllum cf pulchellum (extreme form of 
apoxychilum?) 
Microtis spp (not identified to species) 
Thelymitra erosa 
Thelymitra aristata 
Thelymitra juncifolia 
Thelymitra nuda 
Thelymitra pauciflora 
Thelymitra rubra 
Thelymitra spp (c. 3 other species in 
nuda/pauciflora group) 
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