Caladenia fuscata

Dusky Fingers at Acton, ACT

Caladenia fuscata at Acton, ACT - 24 Sep 2021
Caladenia fuscata at Acton, ACT - 24 Sep 2021
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Identification history

Caladenia fuscata 25 Sep 2021 MattM
Caladenia carnea 25 Sep 2021 jb2602

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jb2602 wrote:
   25 Sep 2021
C. fuscata = labellum white-pink with red bars
MattM wrote:
   25 Sep 2021
Both C. carnea and fuscata can have those features. Where they often differ is the stem, being slender and dark in fuscata and thicker and green in carnea.

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Sighting information

  • 1 - 3 Abundance
  • 24 Sep 2021 04:27 PM Recorded on
  • jb2602 Recorded by

Additional information

  • True In flower

Species information

  • Caladenia fuscata Scientific name
  • Dusky Fingers Common name
  • Sensitive
  • Local native
  • Non-invasive or negligible
  • 1101 images trained Machine learning
  • In flower
  • External link More information
  • Synonyms

    Petalochilus fuscatus

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