Caladenia sp.

A Caladenia at Molonglo Valley, ACT

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Identification history

Caladenia sp. 18 Sep 2022 DerekC
Unverified 18 Sep 2022 Rebeccajgee

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DerekC wrote:
   18 Sep 2022
These are Caladenia plants but in the broader sense as Canberra Nature Map (as do some others) separates off both Glossodia major and Cyanicula caerulea from Caladenia will others include them. These leaves look similar to Cyanicula but I would expect the stems to be much darker.
It will be nice if you could get a photo of the open flower in a week or so.

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  • False 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
  • In flower

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