WANOSCG Orchid Fact Sheet

Caladenia sp. 'Blue Lake'

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Name and Authority

Caladenia sp. 'Blue Lake'

Common Name

Blue Lake Spider Orchid

Complex Name

Caladenia huegelii (King Spider Orchids)

Originally Described by

Undescribed

Distribution and Habitat

Denbarker, growing in brown sandy-loam soils in forests.

Flowering Months

· · · · · · · · Sep Oct · ·

Description

A recently discovered species 300–420 mm high with a hairy leaf 100–150 mm long by 5–8 mm wide and up to two creamy-white to pale yellow, pale red-marked flowers 90–100 mm across.

Distinguishing Features

It is distinguished from members of the the superficially similar Caladenia longicauda complex by its narrowly clubbed sepals.

WA Conservation Code (Threatened Status)

Not Listed

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