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Sighting 3382259

Caladenia sp.

A Caladenia at Canberra Central, ACT

Caladenia sp. at Canberra Central, ACT - suppressed
Caladenia sp. at Canberra Central, ACT - suppressed
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Identification history

Caladenia sp. 22 Oct 2017 MichaelMulvaney
Caladenia carnea 5 Oct 2017 DerekC

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3 comments

TonyWood wrote:
   6 Oct 2017
I'm not convinced that this is C. carneus Derek. Compared to C. fuscatus, C. carneus is more robust,has a thicker often greenish stem and can have 2-3 flowers.
DerekC wrote:
   6 Oct 2017
I am having great difficulty with these small orchids particularly when there is only one flower. I have been concentrating on the flower rather than the stem but I can see the difference I think now. These do have smaller/thinner, darker stems than the later subsequent reports from Gungaderra Grasslands. Thanks.
Now all I have to work out are the difference between Caladenia cucullata, C.moschata and C. ustulata with all their variations in colour etc.
TonyWood wrote:
   6 Oct 2017
Yes Derek, the stem is a good clue to the species, also the leaf is shorter and narrower in C. fuscatus. C. carneus is not a common orchid on Black Mountain, usually only found as isolated specimens. Hope to see some on Sunday. The hot spot for C. carneus is Gungahlin Hill.

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  • True In flower
  • 10cm to 30cm Plant height

Species information

  • Caladenia sp. Scientific name
  • A Caladenia Common name
  • Sensitive
  • Rare or uncommon native
  • Non-invasive or negligible
  • 119 images trained Machine learning
  • In flower

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