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Caladenia melanema Hopper & A.P.Br.
Ballerina Orchid

Reference
Nuytsia 14:248-249,Figs 59I-O (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, 0.08-0.15 m high. Fl. cream & red & black, Aug to Sep. Sandy-clay loam. Rises above salt lakes.

Grazyna Paczkowska, Descriptive Catalogue, 18 March 1994
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Distribution

IBRA Regions
Mallee.
IBRA Subregions
Western Mallee.
Local Government Areas (LGAs)
Kent, Lake Grace.