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Caladenia pholcoidea Hopper & A.P.Br.

Reference: Nuytsia 14(1/2):137,138 (2001)
Conservation Code: Not threatened
Naturalised Status: Native to Western Australia
Name Status: Current

Tuberous, perennial, herb, 0.3-0.6 m high. Fl. yellow-cream-white, Oct to Dec. Loam, peaty sand, laterite. Winter-wet swamps or flats, creeklinesin jarrah forest, summer burnt areas.

Distribution

IBRA Regions: Esperance Plains, Jarrah Forest, Warren.
IBRA Subregions: Fitzgerald, Southern Jarrah Forest, Warren.
IMCRA Regions: Leeuwin-Naturaliste, WA South Coast.
Local Government Areas (LGAs): Albany, Augusta Margaret River, Cranbrook, Denmark, Manjimup, Nannup, Plantagenet, Rockingham.