Caladenia fluvialis A.P.Br. & G.Brockman
WANOSCG Orchid Fact Sheet
Caladenia fluvialis
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Name and Authority
Synonyms (previous names)
Caladenia sp. ‘Brookton Highway’; Caladenia sp. 'Edison Mill'
Common Name
Brookton Highway Spider Orchid
Complex Name
Caladenia filamentosa (Wispy Spider Orchids)
Originally Described by
Andrew Brown & Garry Brockman in Nuytsia 25:79-81, Fig. 15 (2015)
Distribution and Habitat
South-east of Boddington to York, growing in sandy-clay soils in seasonally wet flats and along the edges of drainage lines.
Flowering Months
· · · · · · · Aug Sep · · ·
Description
A recently named species 120–250 mm high with a hairy leaf 70–130 mm long by 3–5 mm wide and up to two cream to creamy-yellow, red-marked flowers 60–100 mm across.
Distinguishing Features
It is distinguished from the related Joseph’s Spider Orchid (Caladenia polychroma) by its less colourful, cream to creamy yellow flowers, narrower labellum and more northerly distribution.
WA Conservation Code (Threatened Status)
Not Listed
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