Cyanicula ixioides subsp. candida Hopper & A.P.Br.
WANOSCG Orchid Fact Sheet
Cyanicula ixioides subsp. candida
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Name and Authority
Common Name
White China Orchid
Complex Name
Cyanicula gemmata (China Orchids)
Originally Described by
Stephen Hopper & Andrew Brown in Austral.Syst.Bot. 17:225 (2004)
Distribution and Habitat
Bindoon to York and between Boscabel and Stirling Range, growing in lateritic soils in woodlands and forests, flowering best in the season following summer fire.
Flowering Months
· · · · · · · · Sep Oct · ·
Description
A rarely seen subspecies 40–120 mm high with a shortly hairy leaf, 30–40 mm long by 10–15 mm wide , which is tinged reddish-purple on the underside and up to two (rarely three) white flowers 30–45 mm across.
Distinguishing Features
It is distinguished from the typical subspecies by its white flowers.
WA Conservation Code (Threatened Status)
Priority Two
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