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Caladenia decora Hopper & A.P.Br.
Esperance King Spider Orchid

Reference
Nuytsia 14:65-67,Figs 8A-E (2001)
Conservation Code
Not threatened
Naturalised Status
Native to Western Australia
Name Status
Current

Tuberous, perennial, herb, 0.25-0.5 m high. Fl. red-brown, Aug to Oct. Sand, sandy or granitic loam. Winter-wet flats and swamps, runoff areas on granite outcrops.

Amanda Spooner, Descriptive Catalogue, 9 September 1999
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Distribution

IBRA Regions
Esperance Plains, Mallee.
IBRA Subregions
Eastern Mallee, Fitzgerald, Recherche.
Local Government Areas (LGAs)
Esperance, Jerramungup, Ravensthorpe.