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Caladenia flava subsp. sylvestris Hopper & A.P.Br.
Karri Cowslip Orchid

Reference
Nuytsia 14(1/2):177,178,Figs 38A-D (2001)
Conservation Code
Not threatened
Naturalised Status
Native to Western Australia
Name Status
Current

Tuberous, perennial, herb, 0.12-0.3 m high. Fl. yellow & white, Oct to Dec. Dark loamy soils. Karri forests, colonises the trunks of fallen trees.

Amanda Spooner, Descriptive Catalogue, 9 September 1999
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Distribution

IBRA Regions
Esperance Plains, Jarrah Forest, Mallee, Warren.
IBRA Subregions
Fitzgerald, Northern Jarrah Forest, Southern Jarrah Forest, Warren, Western Mallee.
Local Government Areas (LGAs)
Albany, Augusta Margaret River, Boddington, Boyup Brook, Bridgetown-Greenbushes, Busselton, Collie, Cranbrook, Denmark, Kojonup, Kondinin, Manjimup, Murray, Nannup, Plantagenet, Waroona, York.