Caladenia atrovespa
Green-comb Spider Orchid at Tennent, ACT
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| Caladenia atrovespa | DerekC | 20 Oct 2022 | |
| Caladenia atrovespa | Tapirlord | 20 Oct 2022 | |
| Unverified | GirtsO | 19 Oct 2022 |
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orchid height bout 14 cm i think
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20 Oct 2022
The ACT has 2 very similar species of this orchid Caladenia atrovespa and Caladenia parva. Identifying the difference between these species from photos is somewhat subjective with the main difference being the relative thickness of the clubs on the 3 sepals. Clubs are the darker swelling towards the ends of the sepals as these species do not have clubs on the ends of the petals as is the case on some Spider Orchids. Caladenia parva is considered to be slightly smaller than Caladenia atrovespa and C. parva has relatively thicker clubs. While I can see the clubs on these photos, their thickness does not appear to be sufficiently to be C. parva and I believe this is C. atrovespa.
Location information
- Maps Namadgi National Park
- Places Tennent, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- GirtsO Recorded by
- 10cm to 30cm Plant height
- Yes In flower
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Species information
- Caladenia atrovespa Scientific name
- Green-comb Spider Orchid Common name
- Sensitive
- Rare or uncommon native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1018.1m Recorded at altitude
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Synonyms
Arachnorchis atrovespa
Seasonal activity
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In flower
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Record quality
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