Caladenia flava subsp. flava

Caladenia flava R.Br. subsp. flava

Caladeniastrum flavum

Cowslip Orchid

Caladenia latifolia (Fairy Orchids)

Robert Brown in Prodromus florae Novae Hollandiae et insulae Van-Diemen, exhibens characteres plantarum quas annis 1802-1805: 324 (1810)

Geraldton to Israelite Bay, growing in sandy, sandy-clay, lateritic and granitic soils in forests, woodlands and shrublands. In inland areas the subspecies is often found in isolated populations on granite outcrops and rocky hills.

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A common subspecies 80–200 mm high with a hairy leaf, 60–120 mm long by 10–15 mm wide, which is tinged reddish-purple on the underside and up to three (rarely four) yellow, creamy-yellow or white, often red-marked flowers 20–40 mm across.

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