Caladenia barbarella Hopper & A.P.Br.
WANOSCG Orchid Fact Sheet
Caladenia barbarella
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Name and Authority
Synonyms (previous names)
Caladenia sp. (Murchison); Drakonorchis barbarella
Common Name
Small Dragon Orchid
Complex Name
Caladenia barbarossa (Dragon Orchids)
Originally Described by
Stephen Hopper & Andrew Brown in Nuytsia 14:162-166, Figs. 34A-F (2001)
Distribution and Habitat
Ajana to Nerren Nerren Station, growing in sandy and sandy-clay soils in seasonally wet depressions.
Flowering Months
· · · · · · · Aug Sep · · ·
Description
A geographically restricted species with a scarcely hairy leaf 30–50 mm long by 5–7 mm wide and one (rarely two) creamy-white, greenish-yellow and red flowers 18–20 mm across.
Distinguishing Features
It is distinguished from the related Common Dragon Orchid (Caladenia barbarossa) and Narrow-lipped Dragon Orchid (C. mesocera) by its smaller flowers and more northerly distribution. It is the only member of the complex to grow north of Geraldton.
WA Conservation Code (Threatened Status)
Threatened (Endangered)
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