Caladenia heberleana Hopper & A.P.Br. 2001 SUBGENUS Arachnorchis
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Common Name Heberle's Caladenia - Heberle's Spider Orchid
Flower Size 2.4 to 4.8" [6 to 12 cm]
Found in southwest Western Australia in coastal and near coastal forests and heaths at elevations of 5 to 100 meters as a small to medium sized, cold growing terrestrial with a single, linear, pubescent leaf and blooms in the late winter and spring on an erect, 8 to 18" [20 to 45 cm] long, 1 to 3 flowered inflorescence.
Synonyms Arachnorchis heberleana (Hopper & A.P.Br.) D.L.Jones & M.A.Clem. 2002; Calonemorchis heberleana (Hopper & A.P.Br.) Szlach. & Rutk. 2003
References W3 Tropicos, Kew Monocot list , IPNI ; Native Orchids of Australia Jones 2006 as Arachnorchis heberleana photo fide;
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