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Caladenia hirta Lindl. subsp. hirta
Candy Orchid

Conservation Code
Not threatened
Naturalised Status
Native to Western Australia
Name Status
Current

Tuberous, perennial, herb, 0.1-0.6 m high. Fl. white, Sep to Nov. Sand, clay, gravelly or granitic loam. Moist sites adjacent to winter-wet swamps.

Grazyna Paczkowska, Descriptive Catalogue, 19 January 1994
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Distribution

IBRA Regions
Avon Wheatbelt, Esperance Plains, Geraldton Sandplains, Jarrah Forest, Swan Coastal Plain, Warren.
IBRA Subregions
Dandaragan Plateau, Fitzgerald, Katanning, Lesueur Sandplain, Merredin, Northern Jarrah Forest, Perth, Southern Jarrah Forest, Warren.
Local Government Areas (LGAs)
Albany, Armadale, Augusta Margaret River, Belmont, Beverley, Boddington, Broomehill-Tambellup, Bunbury, Busselton, Capel, Cranbrook, Dandaragan, Gnowangerup, Harvey, Katanning, Manjimup, Moora, Mundaring, Murray, Narrogin, Northam, Plantagenet, Quairading, Swan, Toodyay, Victoria Plains, Wandering, Waroona, Wickepin, York.