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Caladenia hirta subsp. rosea Hopper & A.P.Br.
Pink Candy Orchid

Reference
Nuytsia 14:88-90,Figs 12N-S (2001)
Conservation Code
Not threatened
Naturalised Status
Native to Western Australia
Name Status
Current

Tuberous, clump-forming perennial, herb, 0.1-0.25 m high. Fl. pink, Jun to Sep. Granite, sandy or clayey loam, sand. Outcrops, edges of seasonal watercourses.

Grazyna Paczkowska, Descriptive Catalogue, 19 January 1994
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Distribution

IBRA Regions
Avon Wheatbelt, Coolgardie, Esperance Plains, Geraldton Sandplains, Jarrah Forest, Mallee, Murchison, Swan Coastal Plain, Warren, Yalgoo.
IBRA Subregions
Eastern Mallee, Eastern Murchison, Fitzgerald, Geraldton Hills, Katanning, Lesueur Sandplain, Merredin, Northern Jarrah Forest, Perth, Recherche, Southern Cross, Southern Jarrah Forest, Tallering, Warren, Western Mallee, Western Murchison.
Local Government Areas (LGAs)
Albany, Beverley, Brookton, Broomehill-Tambellup, Bruce Rock, Coolgardie, Coorow, Corrigin, Cranbrook, Dandaragan, Dowerin, Dumbleyung, Esperance, Gnowangerup, Goomalling, Greater Geraldton, Jerramungup, Katanning, Kellerberrin, Kent, Kojonup, Kondinin, Kulin, Lake Grace, Menzies, Merredin, Mingenew, Morawa, Nannup, Narrogin, Northampton, Nungarin, Perenjori, Pingelly, Ravensthorpe, Trayning, Victoria Plains, Wagin, West Arthur, Wickepin, Williams, Woodanilling, Yalgoo, Yilgarn.