Caladenia catenata ( Sm. ) Druce 1917 Photo courtesy of Cathy Powers and her AUSTRALIAN TERRESTRIAL ORCHIDS OTHER FLORA & FAUNA BANJORAH Website

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Common Name The Chained Caladenia - The White Fingered Orchid

Flower Size 1 1/4" [3 cm]

This small sized, cool to cold growing terrestrial species is from Victoria, Australia occuring in well-drained soil in heathland and heathy forests where it blooms on an erect, to 9" [to 22.5 cm] long, 1 to 2 successive flowered inflorescence occuring in the spring and is pollinated by bees.

Synonyms *Arethusa catenata Sm. 1806; Caladenia alba R.Br. 1810; Caladenia carnea var. alba (R.Br.) Benth. 1873; Petalochilus catenatus ( Sm. ) D.L.Jones & M.A.Clem. 2001

References W3 Tropicos, Kew Monocot list , IPNI ;