WANOSCG Orchid Fact Sheet

Caladenia graminifolia

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Name and Authority

Caladenia graminifolia A.S.George

Synonyms (previous names)

Arachnorchis graminifolia; Calonema graminifolium; Calonemorchis graminifolia

Common Name

Grass-leafed Spider Orchid

Complex Name

Caladenia hoffmanii (Hoffman's Spider Orchids)

Originally Described by

Alexander George in Nuytsia 1:162-163 (1971)

Distribution and Habitat

Manypeakes (town) north to Dragon Rocks NR and east to Israelite Bay, growing in sandy, sandy-clay and granitic soils in woodlands and shrublands.

Flowering Months

· · · · · · · Aug Sep · · ·

Description

A self-pollinating species 150–350 mm high with a almost hairless leaf 100–180 mm long by 5–8 mm wide and up to two greenish-white and pale red flowers 30–50 mm across.

Distinguishing Features

It is distinguished from other members of the Caladenia hoffmanii complex by its self pollinating flowers and narrowly pointed labellum apex.

WA Conservation Code (Threatened Status)

Not Listed

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