Caladenia hirta Lindl. subsp. hirta
WANOSCG Orchid Fact Sheet
Caladenia hirta subsp. hirta
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Name and Authority
Synonyms (previous names)
Caladenia tenuis; Arachnorchis hirta; Calonema hirtum; Calonemorchis hirta
Common Name
Sugar Candy Orchid
Complex Name
Caladenia hirta (Candy Orchids)
Originally Described by
John Lindley in A Sketch of the Vegetation of the Swan River Colony: lii. (1840)
Distribution and Habitat
Arrowsmith to Albany, growing in sandy, sandy-clay and lateritic soils in forests and woodlands.
Flowering Months
· · · · · · · Aug Sep Oct Nov ·
Description
A distinctive subspecies 100–600 mm high with a hairy leaf 60–200 mm long by 6–20 mm wide and up to three (rarely to six) creamy-white flowers 30–50 mm across.
Distinguishing Features
It is distinguished from the subsp. rosea by its creamy-white, rather than pink flowers and distribution in higher rainfall coastal and south-west areas.
WA Conservation Code (Threatened Status)
Not Listed
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