Caladenia fuscata
Dusky Fingers at Bruce, ACT
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| Caladenia fuscata | TonyWood | 10 Sep 2017 | |
| Caladenia moschata | SallyandPeter | 10 Sep 2017 |
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User's notes
The first orchids I have seen this year.
2 comments
11 Sep 2017
It's about a month early for C. moschata which is more prominently hooded and has 4 rows of calli on the labellum (compared with 2 rows for C. fuscata). C. fuscata (and C. caerulea) is usually the first of the spring flowering orchids.
Location information
- Maps Black Mountain
- Places Bruce, ACT
Sighting information
- 8 Abundance
- SallyandPeter Recorded by
- Yes In flower
- Less than 10cm Plant height
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Species information
- Caladenia fuscata Scientific name
- Dusky Fingers Common name
- Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1299m Recorded at altitude
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Synonyms
Petalochilus fuscatus
Seasonal activity
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In flower
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Record quality
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