Caladenia carnea

Pink Fingers at Gungahlin, ACT

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Identification history

	Caladenia carnea	27 Sep 2015	TonyWood
	Caladenia fuscata	27 Sep 2015	AaronClausen

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5 comments

TonyWood wrote:

28 Sep 2015

Gungahlin Hill is a bit of a hotspot For C. carnea.

AaronClausen wrote:

28 Sep 2015

Ahh they were a very deep lovely pink too. But I wish I could tell the difference...

MattM wrote:

28 Sep 2015

Is one way to tell the difference by looking at the length of the leaf?

TonyWood wrote:

28 Sep 2015

C. carnea usually more robust, often with more than one flower.

KenT wrote:

28 Sep 2015

If you follow the PlantNET key for where C. carnea is separated from C. fuscata at couplet 33 aside from some potentially dubious measurement differences C. carnea is said to have outer surfaces with central lines of greenish glandular hairs. Whereas C. fuscata is said to have outer surfaces covered with reddish brown glandular hairs. Is this a reliable character? I don't know, but perhaps someone here does?

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Location information

Maps Gungaderra Grasslands
Places Gungahlin, ACT

Sighting information

16 - 100 Abundance
AaronClausen Recorded by
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AaronClausen NatureMapr Canberra & Southern Tablelands Caladenia carnea Orchids Plants

Additional information

True In flower

Species information

Caladenia carnea Scientific name
Pink Fingers Common name
Sensitive
Local native
Non-invasive or negligible
Up to 1412m Recorded at altitude
In flower
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Synonyms
Petalochilus carneus

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