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Caladenia lobata Fitzg.
Butterfly Orchid

Reference
Gard.Chron. 17:461 (1882)
Conservation Code
Not threatened
Naturalised Status
Native to Western Australia
Name Status
Current

Tuberous, perennial, herb, 0.3-0.5 m high. Fl. yellow & green & red, Sep to Nov. Grey sand, gravelly or clayey loam, laterite. Creek and river banks.

Grazyna Paczkowska, Descriptive Catalogue, 19 January 1994
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Distribution

IBRA Regions
Esperance Plains, Jarrah Forest, Swan Coastal Plain.
IBRA Subregions
Fitzgerald, Perth, Southern Jarrah Forest.
IMCRA Regions
WA South Coast.
Local Government Areas (LGAs)
Albany, Boyup Brook, Bridgetown-Greenbushes, Busselton, Cranbrook, Donnybrook-Balingup, Gnowangerup, Plantagenet.