Caladenia atrovespa

Green-comb Spider Orchid at Conder, ACT

Caladenia atrovespa at Conder, ACT - 8 Oct 2001
Caladenia atrovespa at Conder, ACT - 8 Oct 2001
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Caladenia atrovespa 11 Jul 2014 AaronClausen
Caladenia atrovespa 11 Jul 2014 AaronClausen
Unidentified 8 Jul 2014 michaelb

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5 comments

AaronClausen wrote:
   12 Jul 2014
Tony - I'll wait for you to confirm and update this ID.
AaronClausen wrote:
   12 Jul 2014
Lovely shots Michael! Pretty sure I saw one of these opening up last spring, but when I went back, it had unfortunately died off and never fully opened, so I was unable to confirm. Very keen to spot some of these this spring...
TonyWood wrote:
   12 Jul 2014
Almost certainly this is Caladenia (Arachnorchis) atrovespa. Quite common in local reserves. Used to be called C. dilatata, but this is not found in the ACT. Can be confused with C. phaeoclavia.
AaronClausen wrote:
   12 Jul 2014
Thanks Tony! We had both C. dilatata as well as Arachnorchis atrovespa in the database. I've now merged them both into A. atrovespa and updated this ID. Cheers
michaelb wrote:
   13 Jul 2014
Thanks and much appreciated, Tony and Aaron.

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  • 4 - 15 Abundance
  • 8 Oct 2001 12:00 AM Recorded on
  • michaelb Recorded by

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