Caladenia wanosa A.S.George 1984 SUBGENUS Calonema ( Benth. ) Hopper & A.P.Br. 2000 Photo courtesy of Terrestrial Orchid Gallery
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Common Name The Kalabarri Spider Orchid
Flower Size 1.2 to 1.6"
Found in Western Australia near Irwin on sandstone under bushes, mallee scrublands and in sand under shrubby she-oaks as a highly localized, miniature sized, cold growing terrestrial with an erect 4 to 8" [10 to 20 cm] long, stem carrying 1 to 2, small flowers blooming in the late winter and early spring
Synonyms Calonema wanosum (A.S.George) D.L.Jones & M.A.Clem. 2001; Calonemorchis wanosa (A.S.George) D.L.Jones & M.A.Clem. 2002; Jonesiopsis wanosa (A.S.George) D.L.Jones & M.A.Clem. 2003; Phlebochilus wanosus (A.S.George) Szlach. 2001
References W3 Tropicos, Kew Monocot list , IPNI ; Native Orchids of Australia Jones 2006 as Jonesiopsis wanosa;
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