Cyanicula caerulea

2 Blue Fingers, Blue Fairies at Stromlo, ACT

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Identification history

Cyanicula caerulea	17 Sep 2023	MattM
Cyanicula caerulea	17 Sep 2023	CarbonAI
Unverified	17 Sep 2023	BethanyDunne

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1 single flower with a number of Caladenia nearby. Not seen this before.

2 comments

MattM wrote:

17 Sep 2023

Looks like a peloric form of Cyanicula caerulea. A "peloric" plant is one that has a mutation causing petals to resemble the labellum, the labellum to resemble the petals etc.

BethanyDunne wrote:

17 Sep 2023

Ok. Yes it did look a bit lop-sided. I love it though, much prettier than the normal!

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Location information

Maps Piney Ridge Bluetts Block (402, 403, 12, 11)
Places Stromlo, ACT

Sighting information

1 Abundance
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Additional information

True In flower

Species information

Cyanicula caerulea Scientific name
Blue Fingers, Blue Fairies Common name
Sensitive
Local native
Non-invasive or negligible
439 images trained Machine learning
In flower
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Synonyms
Caladenia caerulea

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Australian Capital Territory

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