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Caladenia falcata (Nicholls) M.A.Clem. & Hopper
Fringed Mantis Orchid

Reference
Austral.Orchid Res. 1:24 (1989)
Conservation Code
Not threatened
Naturalised Status
Native to Western Australia
Name Status
Current

Tuberous, perennial, herb, 0.2-0.4 m high. Fl. green & red, Sep to Oct. Grey or yellow sand, clayey loam, laterite. Around granite outcrops, ridges, adjacent to watercourses.

Amanda Spooner, Descriptive Catalogue, 9 September 1999
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Distribution

IBRA Regions
Avon Wheatbelt, Esperance Plains, Jarrah Forest, Mallee.
IBRA Subregions
Eastern Mallee, Fitzgerald, Katanning, Merredin, Northern Jarrah Forest, Recherche, Southern Jarrah Forest, Western Mallee.
Local Government Areas (LGAs)
Albany, Beverley, Boddington, Boyup Brook, Brookton, Broomehill-Tambellup, Bruce Rock, Busselton, Corrigin, Cranbrook, Cuballing, Dowerin, Dumbleyung, Esperance, Gnowangerup, Jerramungup, Kalamunda, Katanning, Kellerberrin, Kent, Kojonup, Kondinin, Kulin, Lake Grace, Nannup, Narrogin, Pingelly, Plantagenet, Quairading, Ravensthorpe, Wagin, West Arthur, Wickepin, Williams, Wongan-Ballidu, Woodanilling, Wyalkatchem, York.