Caladenia ustulata
Brown Caps at Bungendore, NSW
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| Caladenia ustulata | RobG1 | 27 Sep 2024 | |
| Caladenia sp. | clarehoneydove | 27 Sep 2024 |
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White petals, coloured tips, stripey inside, white tongue with white spikes and a purple end..
8 comments
9 Oct 2024
@RobG1 with how far those teeth extend down the lobe, knowing they are in Boro and Palerang, these could be C dimorpha. What do you think?
9 Oct 2024
@Tapirlord I will need to consult my books later. My understanding was that C. dimorpha was supposed to have larger flowers with longer teeth. I was also of the impression that C. dimorpha occurred further east from near Tallaganda to the coast, however that doesn't mean much to a plant.
@TobiasHayashi I recall you have helped out on some discussions about C. dimorpha in the past. Do you have any thoughts on these plants?
@TobiasHayashi I recall you have helped out on some discussions about C. dimorpha in the past. Do you have any thoughts on these plants?
9 Oct 2024
I'd call these Caladenia ustulata - teeth can be fairly long on C ustulata at times. The flowers don't look super big and the labellum has a purple tip and the sepals and petals have brownish tips.
9 Oct 2024
From the photos it appears the tepals have brownish tips with the exterior having brownish glands, which seems to fit more with C ustulata than C dimorpha. I am not sure of the dimensions of the flower, but it also appeared from the photos to be smaller than I would have expected for C dimorpha.
Location information
- Places Bungendore, NSW
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- clarehoneydove Recorded by
- 10cm to 30cm Plant height
- Yes In flower
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Species information
- Caladenia ustulata Scientific name
- Brown Caps Common name
- Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 947.4m Recorded at altitude
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Synonyms
Stegostyla ustulata
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