Musky Caps at Cotter River, ACT
Identification history
| Caladenia moschata | 8 Feb 2022 | MattM | ||
| Caladenia sp. | 15 Dec 2021 | BrianH |
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User's notes
Being pollinated? Fly stayed locked in place for at least 5 minutes
1 comment
MattM
wrote:
8 Feb 2022
Hoverflys have been observed visiting Caladenia although they may be a bit too big to remove pollinia and successfully pollinate the orchids. I don’t think that fly will be pollinating another plant any time soon…
Location information
- Maps Namadgi National Park
- Places Cotter River, ACT
Sighting information
- 4 - 15 Abundance
- BrianH Recorded by
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Collections
Plants Orchids BrianH Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr
Species information
- Caladenia moschata Scientific name
- Musky Caps Common name
- Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- 804 images trained Machine learning
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In flower
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Synonyms
Stegostyla moschataNgunnawal language
Caladenia gracilis
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- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
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