Caladenia carnea

Pink Fingers at Brunswick Heads, NSW

Caladenia carnea at Brunswick Heads, NSW - 21 Aug 2021
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Identification history

Caladenia carnea 2 Nov 2023 Tapirlord
Caladenia carnea 2 Nov 2023 natureguy
Caladenia fuscata 2 Nov 2023 CarbonAI
Unidentified 2 Nov 2023 Sanpete

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Sanpete wrote:
   2 Nov 2023
Thought it had changed it's name - In the book, Wildflowers of the North Coast, it could be Petalochilus carneus "Pink Fingers"
Tapirlord wrote:
   2 Nov 2023
Petalochilus carneus is a newer name that was applied to this species, unfortunately the paper's describing this change were not well recieved and most have now revereted to calling it Caladenia carnea.

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Sighting information

  • 4 - 15 Abundance
  • 21 Aug 2021 12:16 PM Recorded on
  • Sanpete Recorded by

Species information

  • Caladenia carnea Scientific name
  • Pink Fingers Common name
  • Sensitive
  • Very rare / threatened
  • Non-Invasive
  • 681 images trained Machine learning
  • In flower
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  • Synonyms

    Petalochilus carneus

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