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Caladenia attingens subsp. gracillima Hopper & A.P.Br.
Small Mantis Orchid

Reference
Nuytsia 14:54-56,Figs 4E-K (2001)
Conservation Code
Not threatened
Naturalised Status
Native to Western Australia
Name Status
Current

Tuberous, perennial, herb, 0.17-0.35 m high. Fl. green & yellow & red, Aug to Sep. Sand, clayey loam. Along watercourses, granite outcrops, well-watered margins of salt lakes.

Amanda Spooner, Descriptive Catalogue, 27 August 1999
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Distribution

IBRA Regions
Coolgardie, Esperance Plains, Mallee.
IBRA Subregions
Eastern Mallee, Fitzgerald, Mardabilla, Recherche, Southern Cross, Western Mallee.
Local Government Areas (LGAs)
Dundas, Esperance, Jerramungup, Kent, Kondinin, Lake Grace, Ravensthorpe.