Caladenia fuscata

Dusky Fingers at Bruce, ACT

Caladenia fuscata at Bruce, ACT - suppressed
Caladenia fuscata at Bruce, ACT - suppressed
Caladenia fuscata at Bruce, ACT - suppressed
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Identification history

Caladenia fuscata 17 Sep 2023 MattM
Caladenia carnea 15 Sep 2023 MattM
Caladenia fuscata 14 Sep 2023 CarbonAI
Caladenia fuscata 14 Sep 2023 AlisonMilton

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2 comments

MattM wrote:
   15 Sep 2023
Are these photos all of the same plant? Photos 1 and 3 are giving me Caladenia carnea vibes, but image 2 seems a little closer to Caladenia fuscata.
Tapirlord wrote:
   15 Sep 2023
Ngl I'm getting vibes the other way, all three look ok for C.fuscata to me. The labellum side lobes are incurved and projecting forwards which tends to be a C.fuscata thing.

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Sighting information

Additional information

  • Less than 10cm Plant height
  • True In flower

Species information

  • Caladenia fuscata Scientific name
  • Dusky Fingers Common name
  • Sensitive
  • Local native
  • Non-invasive or negligible
  • 1103 images trained Machine learning
  • In flower
  • External link More information
  • Synonyms

    Petalochilus fuscatus

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