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Sighting 4394300

Caladenia fuscata

Dusky Fingers at Undefined Area

Caladenia fuscata at Undefined Area - suppressed
Caladenia fuscata at Undefined Area - suppressed
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Identification history

Caladenia fuscata 22 Sep 2021 CathB
Caladenia fuscata 22 Sep 2021 shoko

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Frilled petal/sepal mutation?

4 comments

CathB wrote:
   22 Sep 2021
Hi Shoko. Maybe the tip of the bud got a bit chewed or otherwise damaged before it opened?
shoko wrote:
   22 Sep 2021
If it was a bug that chewed the tip before opening then I didn't think that the labellum could be chewed, as it would've been tucked inside the bud? I think the tip of the labellum looks rather round and without teeth, a bit different to a generic tip.
CathB wrote:
   22 Sep 2021
All those tips look brown and shrivelled and even the tip of the column looks damaged. I think all these things might be close together in the bud before they expand differentially, but just a guess.
shoko wrote:
   22 Sep 2021
Thanks Cath, I'll have to try and spot it again next year to confirm!

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  • Caladenia fuscata Scientific name
  • Dusky Fingers Common name
  • Sensitive
  • Local native
  • Non-invasive or negligible
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  • In flower
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  • Synonyms

    Petalochilus fuscatus

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