Caladenia plicata Fitzg.
WANOSCG Orchid Fact Sheet
Caladenia plicata
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Name and Authority
Synonyms (previous names)
Arachnorchis plicata; Calonema plicatum; Calonemorchis plicata
Common Name
Crab-lipped Spider Orchid
Complex Name
Caladenia 'other'
Originally Described by
Robert Fitzgerald in Gard.Chron. 17:461 (1882)
Distribution and Habitat
Margaret River to Hopetoun, growing in sandy, sandy-clay and lateritic soils in forests and woodlands.
Flowering Months
· · · · · · · · Sep Oct Nov ·
Description
A rarely encountered species 180–350 mm high with a hairy leaf 80–200 mm long by 6–9 mm wide and up to two red, yellow and dull green flowers 30–40 mm across.
WA Conservation Code (Threatened Status)
Not Listed
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