Caladenia flava subsp. 'late red'

Caladenia flava subsp. 'late red'

Caladenia flava subsp. 'Brookton Highway'

Brookton Highway Cowslip Orchid

Caladenia latifolia (Fairy Orchids)

Undescribed

York to Wandering, growing in sandy, sandy-clay and lateritic soils in woodlands and shrublands. Plants with flowers resembling this subspecies in colour and form and with a similarly late flowering period have been found over a much wider area. These require additional study to ascertain if they represent this subspecies or are forms of the typical subspecies.

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A colourful subspecies 80–120 mm high with a hairy leaf, 100–150 mm long by 12–15 mm wide, which is tinged reddish-purple on the underside and up to three, golden-yellow, prominently red-marked flowers 20–30 mm across.

Where it grows with the typical subspecies it is distinguished by its shorter stature, prominently red marked flowers and later flowering period.

Not Listed