Caladenia catenata (Sm.) Druce

White fingers (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Asparagales > Orchidaceae > Caladenia

Characteristics

Leaf 70–120 × 3–4 mm, densely hairy. Flower stem 120–300 mm tall, 1-or 2-flowered. Flowers 30–40 × 35–45 mm, glistening white or pinkish, externally dusky; labellum white or pink; midlobe with an orange tip; calli white or yellow; column usually green (sometimes with red stains). Dorsal sepal 16–22 × 3–3.5 mm, erect to recurved. Lateral sepals 20–28 × 4–5 mm, porrect. Petals 16–22 × 4–5 mm, porrect between lateral sepals. Labellum curved, 8–10 × 6–8 mm; lateral lobes entire, erect; midlobe triangular, recurved, margins wavy, with 8–18 long flat teeth. Calli in 2 rows to base of midlobe. Column 9–11 × 4 mm, broadly winged.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
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Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Environment

Widespread and common from coastal areas to the foothills; growing in a wide range of forested and heathy habitats in freely draining clay loams and sands.
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Hardiness (USDA) 8-11

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Images

Flower

Caladenia catenata flower picture by Joanne Brown (cc-by-sa)
Caladenia catenata flower picture by Joanne Brown (cc-by-sa)
Caladenia catenata flower picture by Mick Prendergast (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Caladenia catenata world distribution map, present in Australia

Conservation status

Caladenia catenata threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:119571-3
WFO ID wfo-0000722579
COL ID PBQZ
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID 673309
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Petalochilus catenatus Petalochilus javanicus Arethusa catenata Caladenia alba Caladenia javanica Caladenia carnea var. alba Caladenia catenata