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Caladenia polychroma Hopper & A.P.Br.
Joseph's Spider Orchid

Reference
Nuytsia 14(1/2):264-268,Figs 65A-F (2001)
Conservation Code
Not threatened
Naturalised Status
Native to Western Australia
Name Status
Current

Tuberous, perennial, herb, 0.2-0.3 m high. Fl. cream & yellow & red, Sep to Oct. Sand, loam, clay loam. Damp flats.

Grazyna Paczkowska, Descriptive Catalogue, 18 March 1994
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Distribution

IBRA Regions
Avon Wheatbelt, Esperance Plains, Jarrah Forest, Mallee.
IBRA Subregions
Eastern Mallee, Fitzgerald, Katanning, Merredin, Northern Jarrah Forest, Southern Jarrah Forest, Western Mallee.
Local Government Areas (LGAs)
Albany, Boyup Brook, Broomehill-Tambellup, Bruce Rock, Busselton, Corrigin, Cranbrook, Cuballing, Dowerin, Dumbleyung, Esperance, Gnowangerup, Jerramungup, Kent, Kojonup, Kondinin, Kulin, Lake Grace, Narrogin, Pingelly, Plantagenet, Ravensthorpe, Victoria Plains, Wagin, West Arthur, Wickepin, Williams, Woodanilling.