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Tiny Caladenia Caladenia pusilla |
Small perennial herb, less than 10 cm high.
Leaves: narrow-linear to 6 cm
long and 1.5 mm wide.
Flower: fan-shaped, pale pink to deep pink and
about 1.5 cm across. Sepals and petals with pointed or rounded lobes; dorsal
sepal incurved, spring.
Labellum: 3-lobed, recurved narrow mid-lobe with
2 rows of yellowish calli. |
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Common name |
Where Found |
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Found in heath and open forest, in
sandy soils, NSW, Tas, Vic. |
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Scientific
Classification |
| Kingdom: |
Plantae |
| Division: |
Magnoliophyta |
| Class: |
Liliopsida |
| Order: |
Asparagales |
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| Family: |
Orchidaceae |
| Subfamily: |
Orchidoideae |
| Tribe: |
Diuridiae |
| Subtribe: |
Caladeniinae |
| Alliance: |
Caladenia |
| Genus: |
Caladenia |
| Species: |
Caladenia pusilla |
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Tiny Caladenia Images |
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Tiny Caladenia
(Caladenia pusilla), Lime Bay Nature
Reserve, Tasman Peninsula, TAS. |
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ฉ Colin Leel, October 2002 |
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