Caladenia atrovespa
Green-comb Spider Orchid at Tralee, NSW
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| Caladenia atrovespa | MattM | 27 Oct 2020 | |
| Caladenia atrovespa | MattM | 27 Oct 2020 | |
| Arachnorchis atrovespa | IanBurns | 26 Oct 2020 |
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Thin Clubbed Mantis Orchid. Particularly abundant along the side of an old track for about 50m with other specimens scattered around the surrounding hillside. SE aspect. Near Tuggeranong Pines.
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26 Oct 2020
After looking on this site it may be Caladenia atrovespa
(Green-comb Spider Orchid).
I made my guess using the "Field Guide to the Orchids of the Aus. Capital Territory" by Jones, Egan & Wood. 2008
This book does not list Caladenia atrovespa.
(Green-comb Spider Orchid).
I made my guess using the "Field Guide to the Orchids of the Aus. Capital Territory" by Jones, Egan & Wood. 2008
This book does not list Caladenia atrovespa.
27 Oct 2020
Names change all the time in orchid taxonomy. Caladenia now includes:
Petalochilus
Stegostyla
Arachnorchis
Glossodia
Cyanicula (maybe not all species)
Be aware that nature map still recognises Glossodia and Cyanicula.
The recently published book "Field Guide to the Orchids of the Southern Tablelands of NSW Including the ACT" has both names for the species. It was written by Egan, Wood, Farrow & Hayashi, and compliments the ACT guide nicely.
Petalochilus
Stegostyla
Arachnorchis
Glossodia
Cyanicula (maybe not all species)
Be aware that nature map still recognises Glossodia and Cyanicula.
The recently published book "Field Guide to the Orchids of the Southern Tablelands of NSW Including the ACT" has both names for the species. It was written by Egan, Wood, Farrow & Hayashi, and compliments the ACT guide nicely.
Location information
- Places Tralee, NSW
Sighting information
- 16 - 100 Abundance
- IanBurns Recorded by
- 10cm to 30cm Plant height
- Yes In flower
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Species information
- Caladenia atrovespa Scientific name
- Green-comb Spider Orchid Common name
- Sensitive
- Rare or uncommon native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1018.1m Recorded at altitude
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Synonyms
Arachnorchis atrovespa
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In flower
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