4 A Caladenia at Paddys River, ACT
Identification history
| Caladenia sp. | 23 Oct 2021 | TobiasHayashi | ||
| Unverified | 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?
Location information
- Maps Tidbinbilla Nature Reserve
- Places Paddys River, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- JohnBundock Recorded by
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Collections
JohnBundock Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Caladenia sp. Orchids Plants
Additional information
- 40mm Flower dimension
- 10cm to 30cm Plant height
- True In flower
- 40mm Flower dimension
- 10cm to 30cm Plant height
- True In flower
Species information
- Caladenia sp. Scientific name
- A Caladenia Common name
- Sensitive
- Rare or uncommon native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1640.98m Recorded at altitude
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In flower
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- More than one media file
- Verified by an expert moderator
- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
- GPS evidence of location
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