Canberra Spider Orchid at suppressed
Identification history
| Caladenia actensis | 12 Sep 2016 | waltraud | ||
| Caladenia actensis | 12 Sep 2016 | petersan |
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User's notes
All damaged - maybe too close to anthill?
2 comments
waltraud
wrote:
12 Sep 2016
I don't think ants cause damage to the orchids. The orchids might have been grazed or trampled?
TonyWood
wrote:
12 Sep 2016
Unlikely to be ants, but could be some other insect, or simply the flowers have aborted for whatever reason (eg too wet)
Sighting information
- 4 - 15 Abundance
- petersan Recorded by
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Collections
petersan Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Caladenia actensis Weeds of National Significance ACT Most Wanted! Threatened Species Action Plan 2022-2032 Priority Species NSW Government Priority Species ACT threatened species ACT Priority Weeds Orchids Plants
Species information
- Caladenia actensis Scientific name
- Canberra Spider Orchid Common name
- Highly Sensitive
- Critically endangered *
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 788.33m Recorded at altitude
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In flower
- External link More information
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Synonyms
Arachnorchis actensis