Caladenia fuscata
Dusky Fingers at Bruce, ACT
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| Caladenia fuscata | TonyWood | 14 Sep 2015 | |
| Caladenia carnea | JanetRussell | 13 Sep 2015 |
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3 comments
14 Sep 2015
I refer to this green belt that borders Belconnen Way and Caswell Drive as Aranda Woodland. It runs behind the houses of Arabana St from Haydn Drive round to Bandjalong Crescent. If you park in Arabana St walk down the Walkway turn right, it looks as if it is about opposite the fourth house along. It is towards the middle ie not near the road edge or the track. There were two flowering and one still in bud (I assumed the 3rd one was same species) all reasonably close together.
14 Sep 2015
Thanks for the information. I have confirmed it as C. fuscata, which is starting to appear in good numbers in Aranda Bushland, Black Mountain and similar locations. Easily confused with C. carnea, which starts flowering a bit later, tends to be a more robust plant and often has more than a single flower.
Location information
- Places Bruce, ACT
Sighting information
- At least 1 Abundance
- JanetRussell Recorded by
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Species information
- Caladenia fuscata Scientific name
- Dusky Fingers Common name
- Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1299m Recorded at altitude
- External link More information
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Synonyms
Petalochilus fuscatus
Seasonal activity
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In flower
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