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Sighting 3383812

Caladenia alpina

1 Mountain Caps at Tennent, ACT

Caladenia alpina at Tennent, ACT - suppressed
Caladenia alpina at Tennent, ACT - suppressed
Caladenia alpina at Tennent, ACT - suppressed
Caladenia alpina at Tennent, ACT - suppressed
Caladenia alpina at Tennent, ACT - suppressed
Caladenia alpina at Tennent, ACT - suppressed
Caladenia alpina at Tennent, ACT - suppressed
Caladenia alpina at Tennent, ACT - suppressed
Caladenia alpina at Tennent, ACT - suppressed
Caladenia alpina at Tennent, ACT - suppressed
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Identification history

Caladenia alpina 28 Oct 2017 MichaelMulvaney
Caladenia alpina 24 Oct 2017 TonyWood
Caladenia sp. 24 Oct 2017 MattM

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User's notes

Growing among Chiloglottis valida. One plant in flower. Each plant had exactly two buds. Possibly Caladenia mentiens?

4 comments

TonyWood wrote:
   25 Oct 2017
It's not C. mentiens which is single flowered and not strongly hooded. Possibly C. alpina despite the small size.
MattM wrote:
   25 Oct 2017
You don't think it could also be C. carnea? C. alpina seems to have different looking calli.
TonyWood wrote:
   25 Oct 2017
Yes C. carnea is a possibility, but usually has narrower floral segments and is not strongly hooded. I still favour C. alpina but others may have a view.
MattM wrote:
   25 Oct 2017
Having looked at some images of C. alpina I think I would have to agree with you, Tony.

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Sighting information

Species information

  • Caladenia alpina Scientific name
  • Mountain Caps Common name
  • Sensitive
  • Local native
  • Non-invasive or negligible
  • 194 images trained Machine learning
  • In flower
  • External link More information

  • Synonyms

    Stegostyla alpina
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