Caladenia carnea

Pink Fingers at Gungahlin, ACT

Caladenia carnea at Gungahlin, ACT - suppressed
Caladenia carnea at Gungahlin, ACT - suppressed
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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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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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