Caladenia longicauda subsp. 'Pallarup'
WANOSCG Orchid Fact Sheet
Caladenia longicauda subsp. 'Pallarup'
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Name and Authority
Common Name
Pallarup White Spider Orchid
Complex Name
Caladenia longicauda (White Spider Orchids)
Originally Described by
Undescribed
Distribution and Habitat
Ravensthorpe to Lake King, growing in sandy soil around the margins of granite outcrops.
Flowering Months
· · · · · · · Aug Sep Oct · ·
Description
A geographically restricted subspecies 200–400 mm high with a hairy leaf 80–160 mm long by 4–10 mm wide and up to three creamy-white to creamy-yellow flowers 80–110 mm across.
Distinguishing Features
It is distinguished from the other subspecies by its smallish, creamy-yellow (when fresh) flowers and granite outcrop habitat north of Ravensthorpe.
WA Conservation Code (Threatened Status)
Not Listed
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