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Musky Caladenia

Caladenia gracilis

Description:

Orchid to approx. 12cm tall, locally rare, exudes a strong 'musky' smell on warm days. Very similar in appearance to C. cucullata (http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/937...), with the unique smell being the easiest way to pick the species apart.

Habitat:

Box-ironbark Forest

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1 Comment

MartinL
MartinL 9 years ago

Nice. I have to go and catch some orchids this season.
Check your spelling of Genus name, missing an 'a'

Vinny
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Vinny

Victoria, Australia

Spotted on Oct 12, 2014
Submitted on Oct 12, 2014

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