Caladenia sp.

4 A Caladenia at Paddys River, ACT

Caladenia sp. at Paddys River, ACT - 25 Oct 2021
Caladenia sp. at Paddys River, ACT - 25 Oct 2021
Caladenia sp. at Paddys River, ACT - 25 Oct 2021
Caladenia sp. at Paddys River, ACT - 25 Oct 2021
Caladenia sp. at Paddys River, ACT - 25 Oct 2021
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Identification history

Caladenia sp. 23 Oct 2021 TobiasHayashi
Unidentified 21 Oct 2021 JohnBundock

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I saw it again today, and found 2 others. Are these extra pictures any help?

4 comments

TobiasHayashi wrote:
   22 Oct 2021
Nice sighting John! This looks to me like it matches Caladenia fitzgeraldii rather than C montana (the latter is more common in the Canberra region, but the two are hard to tell apart). I will see if Bill Kosky (who has recently published a paper on this group of spider orchids) could provide some feedback.
TobiasHayashi wrote:
   23 Oct 2021
Bill agrees this looks like fitzgeraldii but cautions against being definitive here as its a little hard to see the important labellum features from this angle. So I will confirm as Caladenia sp. here but noting that this is likely fitzgeraldii. A nice sighting!
TobiasHayashi wrote:
   27 Oct 2021
Hmm those extra photos tip it more towards montana I think - but are the added photos of the same individual?
JohnBundock wrote:
   27 Oct 2021
Yes, same individual. The other two I found were more-hidden.

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  • 40mm Flower dimension
  • 10cm to 30cm Plant height
  • True In flower
  • 40mm Flower dimension
  • 10cm to 30cm Plant height
  • True In flower

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  • Caladenia sp. Scientific name
  • A Caladenia Common name
  • Sensitive
  • Rare or uncommon native
  • Non-invasive or negligible
  • 115 images trained Machine learning
  • In flower

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