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Caladenia pulchra Hopper & A.P.Br.
Slender Spider Orchid

Reference
Nuytsia 14:269-273,Fig.67 (2001)
Conservation Code
Not threatened
Naturalised Status
Native to Western Australia
Name Status
Current

Erect tuberous, herb, to 0.3 m high. Fl. red-yellow-cream-white, Aug to Sep. Brown sandy clay or loam, soil pockets in granite. Alluvial slopes above creeks, creek flats.

Amanda Spooner, Descriptive Catalogue, 14 December 2000
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Distribution

IBRA Regions
Avon Wheatbelt, Esperance Plains, Jarrah Forest, Mallee.
IBRA Subregions
Fitzgerald, Katanning, Merredin, Southern Jarrah Forest, Western Mallee.
Local Government Areas (LGAs)
Corrigin, Dowerin, Gnowangerup, Jerramungup, Kondinin, Lake Grace, Northam, Ravensthorpe, Wagin, West Arthur, Wickepin, Wongan-Ballidu.