Caladenia fuscata
Dusky Fingers at Hackett, ACT
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| Caladenia fuscata | CathB | 2 Oct 2019 | |
| Caladenia carnea | RWPurdie | 29 Sep 2019 | |
| Caladenia carnea | RWPurdie | 29 Sep 2019 |
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2 comments
1 Oct 2019
Hi Rosemary. I think this might actually be C. fuscata. The small strip of the back of the dorsal sepal that can be seen looks quite dark, and the labellum mid-lobe looks very broad at its base and tapers gradually to the tip - it usually narrows more abruptly in C. carnea.
Location information
- Maps Black Mountain
- Places Hackett, ACT
Sighting information
- 2 Abundance
- RWPurdie 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
Quality score
4 / 7
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