Caladenia x idiastes Hopper & A.P. Br.
WANOSCG Orchid Fact Sheet
Caladenia x idiastes
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Name and Authority
Common Name
Cerise Spider Orchid
Originally Described by
Stephen Hopper & Andrew Brown in Nuytsia 14(1/2): 295-296, Fig. 74 (2001)
Distribution and Habitat
Dunsborough to Walpole, growing in sandy soil in near coastal woodlands.
Flowering Months
· · · · · · · · Sep Oct · ·
Description
An extremely rare hybrid 200–400 mm high with a dull green, prominently hairy leaf 80–120 mm long by 12–14 mm wide and up to three deep pink to pale pink flowers 30–50 mm across.
WA Conservation Code (Threatened Status)
Not Listed
Notes
A hybrid between Cherry Spider Orchid (Caladenia gardneri) and Pink Fairies (C. latifolia).
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