Caladenia fuscata
Dusky Fingers at Watson, ACT
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| Caladenia fuscata | DerekC | 23 Sep 2022 | |
| Caladenia fuscata | Tapirlord | 22 Sep 2022 | |
| Caladenia carnea | simonstratford | 22 Sep 2022 |
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23 Sep 2022
These are Caladenia fuscata, the dark thin stem you can see in the second and fourth photos are the clue. C. carnea flowers just a little later and has a more robust usually green stem. While C. carnea can have more than one flower C. fuscata only has a single flower this later point is only useful when you find a plant with multiple flower and then you know it is not C. fuscata.
Location information
- Places Watson, ACT
Sighting information
- 101 - 1,000 Abundance
- simonstratford Recorded by
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Species information
- Caladenia fuscata Scientific name
- Dusky Fingers Common name
- Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1299m Recorded at altitude
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Synonyms
Petalochilus fuscatus
Seasonal activity
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In flower
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Record quality
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