Caladenia montana
Mountain Spider Orchid at Rendezvous Creek, ACT
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| Caladenia montana | MattM | 14 Dec 2021 | |
| Caladenia fitzgeraldii | MattM | 14 Dec 2021 | |
| Caladenia sp. | BrianH | 9 Dec 2021 |
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4 comments
14 Dec 2021
The relatively flat triangular labellum with short teeth on the margin likely makes this C.fitzgeraldii.
14 Dec 2021
In Mark Clements considered opinion we only have C. montana in the ACT. Without definitive DNA analysis to the contra it is difficult to split what is possibly just natural variation. C. fitzgeraldi has been previously considered and been subsequently been abandoned.
14 Dec 2021
That’s a fair call. I am still very sceptical about the differences (as you know) but thought I thought it fit for fitzgeraldii based on our previous discussions. If we are using DNA to split, then I will confirm as C. montana.
Location information
- Maps Namadgi National Park
- Places Rendezvous Creek, ACT
Sighting information
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Species information
- Caladenia montana Scientific name
- Mountain Spider Orchid Common name
- Sensitive
- Very rare / threatened
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1272m Recorded at altitude
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Synonyms
Arachnorchis montanus
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