Caladenia elegans

Caladenia elegans
Conservation status
Endangered (EPBC Act)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Monocots
Order:	Asparagales
Family:	Orchidaceae
Subfamily:	Orchidoideae
Tribe:	Diurideae
Subtribe:	Caladeniinae
Alliance:	Caladenia
Genus:	Caladenia
Species:	C. elegans
Binomial name
Caladenia elegans Hopper & A.P.Br. 2001^[1]
Synonyms
Calonema elegans (Hopper & A.P.Br.) D.L.Jones & M.A.Clem., Orchadian 13: 454 (2002). Calonemorchis elegans (Hopper & A.P.Br.) D.L.Jones & M.A.Clem., Orchadian 14: 35 (2002). Jonesiopsis elegans (Hopper & A.P.Br.) D.L.Jones & M.A.Clem., Orchadian 14: 181 (2003)

Caladenia elegans, the elegant spider-orchid, is an orchid species in the genus Caladenia. It is found in Western Australia. It is listed as threatened flora of Australia.

References

↑ Contributions to Western Australian orchidology: 2. New taxa and circumscriptions in Caladenia (spider, fairy and dragon orchids of Western Australia). SD Hopper and AP Brown - Nuytsia, 2001

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