Caladenia nana subsp. nana

Caladenia nana Endl. subsp. nana

Caladeniastrum nanum

Little Pink Fan Orchid

Caladenia nana (Pink Fans Orchids)

Stephan Endlicher in Orchideae. Plantae Preissianae 2(1): 7 (1846)

Perth to Esperance, growing in sandy-clay and lateritic soils in forests and woodlands, flowering best in the season following summer fire.

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A small flowered subspecies 50–100 mm high with a hairy leaf 50–90 mm long by 5–10 mm wide and up to three pale to deep-pink or, more rarely, white flowers 10–20 mm across.

It is distinguished from the subsp. unita by its shorter stature, smaller flowers and generally earlier flowering period.

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