Caladenia x tryphera Hopper & A.P. Br.
WANOSCG Orchid Fact Sheet
Caladenia x tryphera
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Name and Authority
Synonyms (previous names)
Jonesiopsis × tryphera
Common Name
Delicate Spider Orchid
Originally Described by
Stephen Hopper & Andrew Brown in Nuytsia 14(1/2): 302, Fig. 78 (2001)
Distribution and Habitat
Hyden to Balladonia, growing in sandy-clay soils in woodlands and shrublands.
Flowering Months
· · · · · · · Aug Sep · · ·
Description
A diminutive hybrid 100–150 mm high with a dull green, prominently hairy leaf 30–70 mm long by 2–3 mm wide and up to two creamy-white to pale yellow, red-marked flowers 20–30 mm across.
WA Conservation Code (Threatened Status)
Not Listed
Notes
A hybrid between Western Wispy Spider Orchid (Caladenia microchila) and Sigmoid Spider Orchid (C. sigmoidea).
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