Caladenia carnea

Pink Fingers at Murrumbateman, NSW

Caladenia carnea at Murrumbateman, NSW - 22 Sep 2024
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Identification history

Caladenia carnea 1 Oct 2024 MattM
Caladenia fuscata 23 Sep 2024 Tapirlord
Caladenia sp. 22 Sep 2024 SandraH

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single pink Caladenia, close to some small moth orchids. Private property in Murrumbateman area

4 comments

MattM wrote:
   23 Sep 2024
@Tapirlord I think this might be a single-flowered Caladenia carnea.
Tapirlord wrote:
   24 Sep 2024
I was going off the labellum wings being quite strongly incurved and the relatively small stature of the plant. I find that C.fuscata often forms like this but that it would be unusual for C.carnea. What were your thoughts?
MattM wrote:
   26 Sep 2024
It's difficult to describe what I am seeing as it is largely based on first impressions and the "vibe" of the plant. I guess many of the C. carnea I have seen recently often have that soft pink colour, more so than C. fuscata. The petals and sepals appear a bit broader than in C. fuscata. Additionally the column is distinctly bright green, and while also green in C. fuscata, the red-pink patterning on the back of the column in conjunction with the labellum side-lobes tend to obscure the green colouring such that you need to pay more attention for the green in C. fuscata.
Tapirlord wrote:
   28 Sep 2024
Haha, I can definitely relate to that one. I don't feel particularly strongly about this plant so am happy to cede to you or leave ID at genus

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  • 15mm Flower dimension
  • Less than 10cm Plant height
  • True In flower

Species information

  • Caladenia carnea Scientific name
  • Pink Fingers Common name
  • Sensitive
  • Local native
  • Non-invasive or negligible
  • 761 images trained Machine learning
  • In flower
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  • Synonyms

    Petalochilus carneus

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