Caladenia orestes

Burrinjuck Spider Orchid at suppressed

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Identification history

Caladenia orestes	18 Oct 2014	MichaelMulvaney
Caladenia orestes	9 Oct 2014	TonyWood
Unverified	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.

2 comments

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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True In flower

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Caladenia orestes Scientific name
Burrinjuck Spider Orchid Common name
Highly Sensitive
Very rare / threatened
Non-invasive or negligible
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In flower
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