Caladenia orestes

Burrinjuck Spider Orchid at suppressed

Caladenia orestes at suppressed - 8 Oct 2014
Caladenia orestes at suppressed - 8 Oct 2014
Caladenia orestes at suppressed - 8 Oct 2014
Caladenia orestes at suppressed - 8 Oct 2014
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Caladenia orestes 18 Oct 2014 MichaelMulvaney
Caladenia orestes 9 Oct 2014 TonyWood
Unidentified 9 Oct 2014 denisa

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This spider orchid was found outside the Canberra Nature Park by Denis Anderson and Aaron Clausen on 8 October 2014.

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TonyWood wrote:
   10 Oct 2014
This is probably an odd colour variant (missing red pigmentation) of Caladenia orestes.
AaronClausen wrote:
   10 Oct 2014
This was a stunning healthy plant spotted by Denis which seemed distinctly different from the surrounding C. concolor/orestes plants in not only colour and pattern, but also in it's dimensions.

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