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Gongora-fulva-2023-03-15 *SITF confirms this plant is Gongora fulva (Mar 2023).
Posted on March 15, 2023
Finding
The key characteristics are the strap-like posterior horns that extend out and then sharply turn down and are rounded at the ends, the extra hump just forward of those, the long horns, the pronounced hump just in front of them and the upturned apex of the epichile; supporting matching photos can be found in the OW, orchidroots.com and the IOSPE.
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