Caladenia sp.
1 A Caladenia at Cavan, NSW
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| Caladenia sp. | MattM | 11 Sep 2023 | |
| Caladenia fuscata | Tapirlord | 10 Sep 2023 | |
| Unverified | Harrisi | 10 Sep 2023 |
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5 comments
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Location information
- Places Cavan, NSW
Sighting information
- 3 Abundance
- Harrisi Recorded by
- Less than 10cm Plant height
- Yes In flower
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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
Seasonal activity
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In flower
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