Caladenia carnea

Pink Fingers at Hawker, ACT

Caladenia carnea at Hawker, ACT - 24 Sep 2020
Caladenia carnea at Hawker, ACT - 24 Sep 2020
Caladenia carnea at Hawker, ACT - 24 Sep 2020
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Identification history

Caladenia carnea 24 Sep 2020 MattM
Caladenia carnea 24 Sep 2020 MattM
Caladenia fuscata 24 Sep 2020 AlisonMilton

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3 comments

MattM wrote:
   24 Sep 2020
Multiple flowers is a trait exceptionally rare in C. fuscata, so more likely to be C. carnea which has started flowering.
AlisonMilton wrote:
   24 Sep 2020
Thanks Matt. I was hoping they were Pink Fingers but opted for the less rare species just in case.
MattM wrote:
   25 Sep 2020
No worries. I am not sure how rare carnea really is. In Canberra it's very common in nice bushland, but it might be rarer nationally.

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Sighting information

  • 11 Abundance
  • 24 Sep 2020 09:25 AM Recorded on
  • AlisonMilton Recorded by

Additional information

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

Species information

  • Caladenia carnea Scientific name
  • Pink Fingers Common name
  • Sensitive
  • Local native
  • Non-invasive or negligible
  • 759 images trained Machine learning
  • In flower
  • External link More information
  • Synonyms

    Petalochilus carneus

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