Caladenia sp.

1 A Caladenia at Cavan, NSW

Caladenia sp. at Cavan, NSW - 9 Sep 2023
Caladenia sp. at Cavan, NSW - 9 Sep 2023
Caladenia sp. at Cavan, NSW - 9 Sep 2023
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Identification history

Caladenia sp. 11 Sep 2023 MattM
Caladenia fuscata 10 Sep 2023 Tapirlord
Unidentified 10 Sep 2023 Harrisi

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5 comments

Tapirlord wrote:
   10 Sep 2023
Out this far west It will either be C.carnea or C.fuscata. Given how early it is in the season, and looking at what appears to be incurved labellum side lobes it should be the latter. Having said that a double C.fuscata would be highly unusual, it typically only has a single flower.
MattM wrote:
   10 Sep 2023
Were the flowers a bit smaller than usual? I feel as if the tepals are a bit shorter than usual for both C. fuscata and C. carnea.
Harrisi wrote:
   10 Sep 2023
I only took a pic of this orchid as it looked different to the 'millions' I have seen whilst looking for peacock spiders in spring.
Tapirlord wrote:
   11 Sep 2023
Yeah i agree, it does seem to be quite a stout plant. But C.fuscata can be pretty small, there are some closer to the coast that are smaller than a 5cent piece.
MattM wrote:
   11 Sep 2023
This might be C. fuscata as the buds are striped which apparently isn’t a feature of C. carnea. Might be an unusual double flowered C. fuscata. I’m still a bit uncertain as to exactly what this plant is so I will l leave this as a sp.

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Sighting information

  • 3 Abundance
  • 9 Sep 2023 04:06 PM Recorded on
  • Harrisi Recorded by

Additional information

  • Less than 10cm Plant height
  • True In flower

Species information

  • Caladenia sp. Scientific name
  • A Caladenia Common name
  • Sensitive
  • Rare or uncommon native
  • Non-Invasive
  • 110 images trained Machine learning
  • In flower

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