Caladenia falcata

Fringed mantis orchid
In Wandoo National Park
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Orchidoideae
Tribe: Diurideae
Genus: Caladenia
Species:
C. falcata
Binomial name
Caladenia falcata
Synonyms
List
    • Arachnorchis falcata (Nicholls) D.L.Jones & M.A.Clem.
    • Caladenia dilatata var. falcata Nicholls
    • Caladenia falcata D.L.Jones nom. inval.
    • Caladenia falcata (Nicholls) Szlach. isonym
    • Calonema falcatum Hopper & A.P.Br. nom. inval., pro syn.
    • Calonemorchis falcata (Nicholls) Szlach.
    • ?Caladenia dilatata auct. non R.Br.: Gardner, C.A. (1930) p.p.
    • ?Caladenia dilatata auct. non R.Br.: Beard, J.S. in Beard, J.S. p.p.

Caladenia falcata, commonly known as fringed mantis orchid, is a species of orchid endemic to the south-west of Western Australia. It is a relatively common orchid within its natural range and has a single, hairy leaf and one or two green, yellow and red flowers with spreading petals and upswept lateral sepals.

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