WANOSCG Orchid Fact Sheet

Caladenia x tryphera

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Name and Authority

Caladenia x tryphera Hopper & A.P. Br.

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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