WANOSCG Orchid Fact Sheet

Caladenia x enigma

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Name and Authority

Caladenia x enigma Hopper & A.P. Br.

Synonyms (previous names)

× Drakodenia enigma

Common Name

Enigmatic Spider Orchid

Originally Described by

Stephen Hopper & Andrew Brown in Nuytsia 14(1/2): 288-290, Fig. 73 (2001)

Distribution and Habitat

Boyup Brook to Ravensthorpe, growing in sandy and sandy-clay soils in woodlands and shrublands.

Flowering Months

· · · · · · · · Sep Oct Nov ·

Description

A common hybrid 200–400 mm high with a dull green, prominently hairy leaf 100–200 mm long by 7–10 mm wide and up to two creamy-white, red-marked flowers 50–60 mm across.

WA Conservation Code (Threatened Status)

Not Listed

Notes

A hybrid between Common Dragon Orchid (Caladenia barbarossa) and White Spider Orchid (C. longicauda).

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