Caladenia fuscata

Dusky Fingers at Bruce, ACT

Caladenia fuscata at Bruce, ACT - 6 Oct 2018
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Identification history

Caladenia fuscata 8 Oct 2018 TonyWood
Caladenia carnea 7 Oct 2018 LyndalT

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Scattered flowers throughout the bush land behind Calvary hospital

4 comments

TonyWood wrote:
   8 Oct 2018
Difficult to say whether this is C. carnea or C. fuscata. Do you recall what the stem looked like, was it thin and dark coloured or thickish and green?
LyndalT wrote:
   8 Oct 2018
I will check next time I am there
LyndalT wrote:
   9 Oct 2018
Stem is pinky red up near the corolla and is brown as it goes down toward the ground, and is covered in fine hairs
TonyWood wrote:
   9 Oct 2018
Thanks Lynda, from your description sounds more like C. fuscata.

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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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