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Caladenia wanosa A.S.George
Kalbarri Spider Orchid

Reference
Nuytsia 5:57-58,Fig.3a-e (1984)
Conservation Code
Threatened
A taxon name retains its ‘Threatened’ status until a new name has been officially endorsed and appears in the Gazettal Notice.
Naturalised Status
Native to Western Australia
Name Status
Current

Tuberous, perennial, herb, 0.12-0.2 m high. Fl. cream & red, Aug to Sep. Sand. Sandstone outcrops, top edges of gorges.

Grazyna Paczkowska, Descriptive Catalogue, 20 January 1994
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Distribution

IBRA Regions
Geraldton Sandplains.
IBRA Subregions
Geraldton Hills.
IMCRA Regions
Zuytdorp.
Local Government Areas (LGAs)
Chapman Valley, Northampton.