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Windswept Helmet Orchid
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- Bad at Goodbyes
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- Apr 22, 2026
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- 1706
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Summary
Windswept Helmet Orchid :: Corybas dienemus Bad at Goodbyes :: Episode 074 On today’s show we learn about the Windswept Helmet Orchid, a critically endangered flowering plant native to Australia, in the state of Tasmania, specifically Macquarie Island in the far southwest Pacific. Its scientific name is Corybas dienemus and it was first described in 1993. (00:05) Intro (02:05) Species Information (19:12) Citations (20:56) Music (26:34) Pledge For more information about Windswept Helmet Orchid conservation, please see the Tasmania Parks and Wildlife Service at https://parks.tas.gov.au . Research for today’s show was compiled from: Bergstrom, D.M., Bricher, P.K., Raymond, B., Terauds, A., Doley, D., McGeoch, M.A., Whinam, J., Glen, M., Yuan, Z., Kiefer, K., Shaw, J.D., Bramely-Alves, J., Rudman, T., Mohammed, C., Lucieer, A., Visoiu, M., Jansen van Vuuren, B. and Ball, M.C. (2015), "Rapid collapse of a sub-Antarctic alpine ecosystem: the role of climate and pathogens." Journal of Applied Ecology, v.52: 774-783. – https://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2664.12436 Clements, Mark & Jones, David. (2007). "A new species of Nematoceras and characterisation of N. dienemum (Orchidaceae), both from subantarctic Macquarie Island." Telopea. v. 11. – https://doi.org/10.7751/telopea20075739 Cockel, C. 2013. Nematoceras dienemum. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2013: e.T44392794A44533262. – https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T44392794A44533262.en de Lange, P.J. (2025). "Corybas dienemus Fact Sheet." New Zealand Plant Conservation Network. – https://www.nzpcn.org.nz/flora/species/corybas-dienemus/ Skotnicki, M. L., G. R. Copson, J. Doube, L. Gadd, J. M. Selkirk-Bell, and P. M. Selkirk. 2009. "Biology and population studies of two endemic Nematoceras (orchid) species on su…