Caladenia flava R. Br. 1810 Photo courtesy of Ron Heberle and the Thelymitra Page of The Species Orchid Society of Western Australia

Another Color Variation Photo courtesy of Ron Parsons.

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Common Name The Yellow Caladenia - The Cowslip Orchid

Flower Size 2" [to 5 cm]

Found in SW Australia in coastal woodlands to inland granite outcrops at elevationd of 5 to 250 meters as a small to medium sized, cold to cool growing terrestrial orchid with glandular, pubescent stems carrying pubescent, lanceolate leaves and blooms on a 4 to 20" [10 to 40 cm] long, 2 to 4 flowered inflorescence occuring in the mid summer through mid fall in the northern hemisphere.

Synonyms Caladenia flava subsp. maculata Hopper & A.P.Br. 2001; Caladenia flava subsp. sylvestris Hopper & A.P.Br. 2001; Caladeniastrum flavum (R.Br.) Szlach 2003

References W3 Tropicos, Kew Monocot list , IPNI ; Flora's Orchids Nash & La Croix 2005; Manual of Orchids Stewart 1995; Botanica's Orchids Laurel Glen 2005; Native Orchids of Australia Jones 2006