Caladenia x erminea

Caladenia x erminea Hopper & A.P. Br.

Dusky Fairy Orchid

Caladenia latifolia (Fairy Orchids)

Stephen Hopper & Andrew Brown in Nuytsia 14(1/2): 291, Fig. 71, 73 (2001)

Dandaragan to Augusta and eastwards to Esperance, growing in seasonally moist sandy and sandy-clay soils in woodlands, shrublands and soil pockets on granite outcrops. It is particularly common in the season following summer fire.

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A colony forming hybrid 50–60 mm high with a dull green, prominently hairy leaf 40–60 mm long by 7–12 mm wide and up to three creamy-white to yellowish-white flowers 20–25 mm across.

Not Listed

A hybrid between Cowslip Orchid (Caladenia flava) and White Fairy Orchid (C. marginata).