Caladenia moschata

Musky Caps at Undefined Area

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Identification history

Caladenia moschata	21 Oct 2015	TonyWood
Caladenia moschata	20 Oct 2015	MattM
Unverified	20 Oct 2015	UserqkWhnHBE

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BettyDonWood wrote:

21 Oct 2015

It is one of the White species of Caladenia. I leave it to the orchid experts to determine which one.

MattM wrote:

21 Oct 2015

I assume it's C. moschata, but it's a little hard to tell given the labellum is presented head on. With a bit more of an angle, we would be able to see if it is C. ustulata which has frilly "teeth" along the entire edge of the labellum. Having said that, C. ustulata seems to almost be done for the year.

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Location information

Maps Black Mountain
Places Acton, ACT

Sighting information

16 - 100 Abundance
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Additional information

True In flower

Species information

Caladenia moschata Scientific name
Musky Caps Common name
Sensitive
Local native
Non-invasive or negligible
804 images trained Machine learning
In flower
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Synonyms
Stegostyla moschata

Ngunnawal language
Caladenia gracilis

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Australian Capital Territory

New South Wales

Queensland

Northern Territory

Western Australia

South Australia

Victoria

Tasmania