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leaves at the base of the stem. The leaves are often small when the orchid flowers, but increase in size to 40 mm (2 in) long and 20 mm (0.8 in) wide, turning bluish-green with reddish veins as they mature.
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hairs. The labellum is about 5 mm (0.2 in) long and 10 mm (0.4 in) wide, hairy and greenish with reddish-brown spots and a comb-like fringe. There are no obvious
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is highly modified as the central labellum. The other two petals are erect, 10–12 mm (0.4–0.5 in) long, narrow, linear in shape but with a club-like end which has many
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flowers on the end of a wiry stem 10–25 cm (4–10 in) high. The flowers are 1–3 cm (0.4–1 in) long and 1 cm (0.4 in) wide. The
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usually grows in woodland or shrubland but is also found in heath and near areas that are swampy in winter. It is found in the western half of
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sepals are about the same length but very narrow and turned back against the ovary. As is usual in orchids, one
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and is endemic to the southern Australia mainland. It is related to orchids in the genus
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Pridgeon, Alec M.; Cribb, Phillip J.; Chase, Mark W.; Rasmussen, Finn, eds. (2001).
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George, Alex (1971). "Four new species of Orchidaceae from Western Australia".
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and does not have hairy leaves. Its pollination mechanism is also unusual.
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on the south coast. In South Australia, in the south-east, especially the
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is dished, 8–10 mm (0.3–0.4 in) long and curves over the
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on the labellum. The sexual parts of the flower are fused to the
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A Sketch of the Vegetation of the Swan River Colony (Appendix)
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Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions
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with a few inconspicuous, fine roots and an oval-shaped
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Genera Orchidacearum, Volume 2, Orchidoideae (part 1)
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This orchid was first formally described in 1840 by
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A Sketch of the Vegetation of the Swan River Colony
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Index


Scientific classification
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Plantae
Tracheophytes
Angiosperms
Monocots
Asparagales
Orchidaceae
Orchidoideae
Diurideae
Megastylidinae
Leporella
A.S.George
Binomial name
Lindl.
A.S.George
Synonyms
Rchb.f.
F.Muell.
flowering plant
genus
family
Orchidaceae
Caladenia
labellum
perennial
deciduous
sympodial
herb

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