Caladenia dimorpha
Spicy Caps at Kangaloon, NSW
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| Caladenia dimorpha | 25 Oct 2022 | DerekC | ||
| Caladenia ustulata | 14 Oct 2022 | DerekC | ||
| Caladenia moschata | 14 Oct 2022 | Snowflake |
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4 comments
DerekC
wrote:
14 Oct 2022
I believe this is C. ustulata. With C. moschata what you will see is labellum sidelobes margins are entire, which is to say the raised edges at either side of labellum back towards the base are smooth without teeth (any teeth on the edge of the midlobe stop at the beginning of the sidelobe). Where C. ustulata is different and teeth continue back along the margin/edge to the back of the labellum. These are called teeth but look like storks with little knobs on the ends. I think your first photo shows this feature quite well.
Snowflake
wrote:
14 Oct 2022
I will also try to get a better photo. Rain and 60kph winds do not help!
DerekC
wrote:
25 Oct 2022
Sorry your subsequent record has made me rethink this. C. ustulata should not be in your area and is found further south with some possible overlap around the northern ACT/NSW border.
Location information
- Places Kangaloon, NSW
Sighting information
- 2 Abundance
- Snowflake Recorded by
- 10cm to 30cm Plant height
- Yes In flower
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Species information
- Caladenia dimorpha Scientific name
- Spicy Caps Common name
- Sensitive
- Very rare / threatened
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1026.69m Recorded at altitude
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Was the plant in flower?
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