Caladenia carnea
Pink Fingers at Murrumbateman, NSW
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| Caladenia carnea | MattM | 1 Oct 2024 | |
| Caladenia fuscata | Tapirlord | 23 Sep 2024 | |
| Caladenia sp. | SandraH | 22 Sep 2024 |
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single pink Caladenia, close to some small moth orchids. Private property in Murrumbateman area
4 comments
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?
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.
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
Location information
- Places Murrumbateman, NSW
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- SandraH Recorded by
- 15mm Flower dimension
- Less than 10cm Plant height
- Yes In flower
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Species information
- Caladenia carnea Scientific name
- Pink Fingers Common name
- Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1412m Recorded at altitude
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Synonyms
Petalochilus carneus
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Was the plant in flower?
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