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Service Notice

The Western Australian Herbarium’s collections management system, WAHerb, and DBCA’s taxonomic names application, WACensus, have been set to read-only mode since 1 October 2025. Recent taxonomic changes are not reflected in Florabase, herbarium collections, or in the census. We are hoping to be able to reinstate services around December 15; we will provide an update at that time.

The notice period started at 9:00 am on Wednesday, 1 October 2025 +08:00 and will end at 12:00 pm on Monday, 15 December 2025 +08:00.

Caladenia bryceana R.S.Rogers
Dwarf Spider Orchid

Reference
Trans.& Proc.Roy.Soc.South Australia 38:359 (1914)
Conservation Code
Not threatened
Naturalised Status
Native to Western Australia
Name Status
Current

Tuberous, perennial, herb, 0.03-0.1 m high. Fl. green-yellow, Aug to Oct. Sand, loam, limestone. Along watercourses, winter-wet sites.

Amanda Spooner, Descriptive Catalogue, 23 August 1999

Distribution

IBRA Regions
Esperance Plains, Geraldton Sandplains, Jarrah Forest, Mallee.
IBRA Subregions
Fitzgerald, Geraldton Hills, Southern Jarrah Forest, Western Mallee.
Local Government Areas (LGAs)
Albany, Chapman Valley, Gnowangerup, Jerramungup, Northampton, Shark Bay, West Arthur.