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Caladenia horistes Hopper & A.P.Br.
Cream Spider Orchid

Reference
Nuytsia 14(1/2):239-241,Figs 56T-Y (2001)
Conservation Code
Not threatened
Naturalised Status
Native to Western Australia
Name Status
Current

Tuberous, perennial, herb, 0.14-0.2 m high. Fl. cream-white-yellow, Sep. Sand, clay loam. Granite outcrops, creeklines.

Helen Coleman, Descriptive Catalogue, 17 March 1998
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Distribution

IBRA Regions
Avon Wheatbelt, Coolgardie, Esperance Plains, Jarrah Forest, Mallee.
IBRA Subregions
Eastern Mallee, Fitzgerald, Mardabilla, Merredin, Recherche, Southern Cross, Southern Jarrah Forest, Western Mallee.
Local Government Areas (LGAs)
Albany, Esperance, Jerramungup, Kent, Kojonup, Kondinin, Kulin, Lake Grace, Plantagenet, Ravensthorpe, Yilgarn.