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Caladenia harringtoniae Hopper & A.P.Br.
Pink Spider Orchid

Reference
Nuytsia 14(1/2):81-84 (2001)
Conservation Code
Threatened
A taxon name retains its ‘Threatened’ status until a new name has been officially endorsed and appears in the Gazettal Notice.
Naturalised Status
Native to Western Australia
Name Status
Current

Tuberous, perennial, herb, 0.2-0.4 m high. Fl. pink, Oct to Nov. Sandy loam. Winter-wet flats, margins of lakes, creeklines, granite outcrops.

Grazyna Paczkowska, Descriptive Catalogue, 10 March 1994
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Distribution

IBRA Regions
Jarrah Forest, Warren.
IBRA Subregions
Southern Jarrah Forest, Warren.
Local Government Areas (LGAs)
Albany, Bridgetown-Greenbushes, Manjimup, Nannup, Plantagenet.