Caladenia patersonii
Common Name:
Spider Orchid
Family:
Distribution (from Flora of Victoria):
Gippsland Plain, East Gippsland (TWZ) also Tas
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Distribution and ecological preference at Wilsons Promontory (if known):
Coastal heathland
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Flower Description:
Yellowish and reddish-brown
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Habit:
Terrestrial orchid 15-35 cm tall
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Distinguishing characteristics (within family/genus):
This plant has flowers with a sweet fragrance. Perianth segments are yellow with reddish-brown tips and a central stripe, with drooping lateral sepals and petals. The Labellum lamina is yellow with deep-red margins
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Conservation status:
Poorly known and suspected to be extinct, endangered, vulnerable or rare in Victoria
References:
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Walsh, N. G. and Entwisle, T. J. “Flora of Victoria”, volumes 2 (1994), 3 (1996) and 4 (1999). Inkata Press, Port Melbourne, Victoria