Caladenia carnea

Pink Fingers at Cotter River, ACT

Caladenia carnea at Cotter River, ACT - 15 Nov 2020
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Identification history

Caladenia carnea 30 Nov 2020 TobiasHayashi
Caladenia fuscata 15 Nov 2020 shoko

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2 comments

TobiasHayashi wrote:
   30 Nov 2020
Looks like Caladenia carnea to me?
shoko wrote:
   30 Nov 2020
I'd forgotten about this one.. Thanks for the comment Tobias, I just based the suggestion on the separated lateral sepals and the lateral lobes of the labellum more curved in than vertical (I thought). But then it was a bit late for them to be out, and carnea was definitely out alongside it, and looking at it now the lateral lobes do look more erect than the typical fuscatas. So I'd be happy for it to be called carnea.

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

    Petalochilus carneus
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