Caladenia sp.

A Caladenia at Termeil State Forest

Caladenia sp. at Termeil State Forest - 3 Sep 2018
Caladenia sp. at Termeil State Forest - 3 Sep 2018
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Identification history

Caladenia sp. 23 Sep 2018 BettyDonWood
Unidentified 8 Sep 2018 NickWilson

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User's notes

Caladenia sp. Two flowering at the edge of a forest logged around 2016.

5 comments

MikeLeggett wrote:
   10 Sep 2018
Close ups of Caladenia sp are preferred to be really sure but this is the most likely match
BettyDonWood wrote:
   10 Sep 2018
From the angle the photos are taken I cannot see the diagnostic prominent red bars on the labellum, the petal in the centre of the flower.
MikeLeggett wrote:
   15 Sep 2018
I've posted another view of C. carnea which shows the bars on the column (as well as the labellum), the most positive distinguishing feature of this tricky complex.
BettyDonWood wrote:
   24 Sep 2018
Mike, if you are happy to confirm this as Caladenia carnea, please do so. You are much more familiar with local plants than I.
MikeLeggett wrote:
   25 Sep 2018
Betty, the evidence is inconclusive, unless Nick can provide an enlargement or another angle of the central part of the flower.

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Sighting information

  • 2 Abundance
  • 3 Sep 2018 12:00 AM Recorded on
  • NickWilson Recorded by

Additional information

  • True In flower

Species information

  • Caladenia sp. Scientific name
  • A Caladenia Common name
  • Sensitive
  • Local native
  • Non-Invasive
  • 110 images trained Machine learning
  • In flower

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