Caladenia fuscata

Dusky Fingers at Point 610

Caladenia fuscata at Point 610 - 25 Sep 2016
Caladenia fuscata at Point 610 - 25 Sep 2016
Caladenia fuscata at Point 610 - 25 Sep 2016
Caladenia fuscata at Point 610 - 25 Sep 2016
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Identification history

Caladenia fuscata 8 Oct 2016 CathB
Caladenia fuscata 25 Sep 2016 CathB

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Plants similar to those found by Michael Mulvaney on 24 Sept (sighting 3360172). Growing among lots of normal C. fuscata, these plants lack a normal labellum. It is replaced by an unmodified petal. Image 4 shows one of these 'peloric' plants at top and a normal one below.

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CathB wrote:
   27 Sep 2016
What do you think, Tony? I'm pretty sure it's a peloric Caladenia fuscata. I can't think what else it could be.

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  • True In flower
  • Less than 10cm Plant height

Species information

  • Caladenia fuscata Scientific name
  • Dusky Fingers Common name
  • Sensitive
  • Local native
  • Non-invasive or negligible
  • 1103 images trained Machine learning
  • In flower
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  • Synonyms

    Petalochilus fuscatus

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