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Caladenia dimorpha Fitzg.

Terrestrial orchid with a small globular tuber and single, lance-shaped leaf, and large white flowers with pink or green markings, the labellum sometimes spotted with red, in spring.  To 30cm.  [Jones, FNSW, Beadle].

Horticultural & Botanical History

No additional data.

History at Camden Park

Listed in the 1850 and 1857 catalogues [O.56/1850].  Collected at Bendenine, near Binalong in Southern NSW.

Notes

See notes at ‘Orchid species unidentified no.3’.

Published Jan 26, 2010 - 06:18 AM | Last updated Jul 28, 2010 - 05:45 AM

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Figured are tuber, single, lance-shaped leaf, and large white flowers with pink and green markings. Fitzgerald, c.1879.

Caladenia dimorpha Fitzg. | Fitzgerald/c.1879 | CPA

Family Orchidaceae
Category
Region of origin

Eastern Australia
Synonyms
  • Stegostyla dimorpha (Fitzg.) D.L.Jones & M.A.Clem.
Common Name

Spicy caps
Name in the Camden Park Record

Orchid no.16 
Confidence level high