Caladenia pluvialis A.P.Br. & G.Brockman

Species

Angiosperms > Asparagales > Orchidaceae > Caladenia

Characteristics

Leaf linear, 40–120 × 4–6mm. Flower stem 120–200 mm long, 1-or 2-flowered. Flowers 70–130 mm across, pale yellow to creamy white with red markings; lateral sepals and petals with long, reddish black, densely glandular, filamentous tips. Dorsal sepal erect, 60–100 × 2–2.5 mm. Lateral sepals spreading near base then downcurved, 60–100 × 3–4 mm. Petals similarly arranged, 60–100 × 2–3 mm. Labellum stiffly hinged, 8–12 × 6–8 mm, pale yellow to creamy yellow with prominent red stripes and markings; margins with numerous short, white, blunt teeth; tip recurved. Calli anvil-shaped, to 1.5 mm long, glossy, creamy yellow, in 2 rows. Column 7–10 × 3–4 mm, creamy yellow with red stripes.
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Highly localised in a few patches of remnant bush; growing in tall shrubland amongst shrubs, sheoaks and dense forbs in red or yellow sand.
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Distribution

Caladenia pluvialis world distribution map, present in Australia

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:77148800-1
WFO ID wfo-0001343111
COL ID PBWN
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Synonyms

Caladenia pluvialis