WANOSCG Orchid Fact Sheet

Caladenia x triangularis

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Name and Authority

Caladenia x triangularis R S. Rogers

Common Name

Shy Spider Orchid

Originally Described by

Richard Rogers in Transactions and proceedings of the Royal Society of South Australia 51: 10 (1927)

Distribution and Habitat

Clackline to Cranbrook with disjunct populations near Kalbarri, growing in sandy and sandy-clay soils in woodlands and shrublands.

Flowering Months

· · · · · · · Aug Sep Oct · ·

Description

An uncommon hybrid 100–250 mm high with a dull green, prominently hairy leaf 50–100 mm long by 10–15 mm wide and up to three creamy-white to pale yellow flowers 50–70 mm across.

WA Conservation Code (Threatened Status)

Priority Four

Notes

A hybrid between Cowslip Orchid (Caladenia flava) and White Spider Orchid (C. longicauda). A similar hybrid but with pink flowers has been recorded between Pink Fairies (Caladenia latifolia) and C. longicauda.

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