Caladenia ustulata

Brown Caps at Denman Prospect, ACT

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Identification history

Caladenia ustulata 28 Sep 2025 Tapirlord
Caladenia ustulata 28 Sep 2025 RobG1
Unverified 27 Sep 2025 JillianM

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Lemon cap and smell, more lemon than brown on petal ends

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RobG1 wrote:
   28 Sep 2025
Hi JillianM, thanks for your sighting. I think it is Caladenia ustulata. Lemon caps usually have a deep reddish purple apex on the labellum. If you have a photo showing the labellum more clearly, please attach it to this sighting.
JillianM wrote:
   29 Sep 2025
Hi @RobG1, sorry I don't. It just didn't have the obvious brown tinges like the others, so thought it might've been different.

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Additional information

  • 10cm to 30cm Plant height
  • 5mm to 12mm Flower size
  • True In flower

Species information

  • Caladenia ustulata Scientific name
  • Brown Caps Common name
  • Sensitive
  • Local native
  • Non-invasive or negligible
  • Up to 947.4m Recorded at altitude
  • In flower
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  • Synonyms

    Stegostyla ustulata

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