WANOSCG Orchid Fact Sheet

Caladenia sigmoidea

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Name and Authority

Caladenia sigmoidea R.S.Rogers

Synonyms (previous names)

Calonema sigmoideum; Calonemorchis sigmoidea; Jonesiopsis sigmoidea

Common Name

Sigmoid Spider Orchid

Complex Name

Caladenia 'other'

Originally Described by

Richard Rogers in Trans.Roy.Soc.South Australia 62:12 (1938)

Distribution and Habitat

Mount Jackson to Lake King and eastwards to Israelite Bay, growing in sandy-clay soil on granite outcrops, rocky hills and surrounding woodlands and shrublands.

Flowering Months

· · · · · · Jul Aug Sep · · ·

Description

An inland species 50–150 mm high with a hairy leaf 60–120 mm long by 2–4 mm wide and one (rarely two) red and cream flowers 20–30 mm across. The species has distinctive shortly clubbed petals and sepals.

WA Conservation Code (Threatened Status)

Not Listed

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