Caladenia flindersica

Caladenia flindersica
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Orchidoideae
Tribe: Diurideae
Genus: Caladenia
Species:
C. flindersica
Binomial name
Caladenia flindersica
Synonyms
  • Arachnorchis aff. arenaria 'Flinders'
  • Arachnorchis flindersica D.L.Jones
  • Caladenia sp. Inland (F.A.Mason 300) R.J.Bates p.p.
  • Caladenia patersonii auct. non R.Br.: Weber, J.Z. & Bates, R. in Jessop, J.P. & Toelken, H.R. (ed.) (1986)

Caladenia flindersica is a plant in the orchid family Orchidaceae and is endemic to South Australia. It is a ground orchid with a single leaf and one or two cream-coloured flowers with thin dark red to blackish tips on the petals and sepals. It is only known from Alligator Gorge in the Mount Remarkable National Park.

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