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Caladenia dimidia Hopper & A.P.Br.
Chameleon Spider Orchid

Reference
Nuytsia 14:213-215,Fig.48 (2001)
Conservation Code
Not threatened
Naturalised Status
Native to Western Australia
Name Status
Current

Tuberous, perennial, herb, 0.15-0.3 m high. Fl. yellow-white/yellow-red, Aug to Sep. Clay loam, sand, granite. Moist areas, granite outcrops, slopes to seasonal creeklines.

Amanda Spooner, Descriptive Catalogue, 9 September 1999
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Distribution

IBRA Regions
Avon Wheatbelt, Coolgardie, Esperance Plains, Geraldton Sandplains, Jarrah Forest, Mallee.
IBRA Subregions
Eastern Mallee, Fitzgerald, Katanning, Lesueur Sandplain, Merredin, Northern Jarrah Forest, Recherche, Southern Cross, Western Mallee.
Local Government Areas (LGAs)
Brookton, Bruce Rock, Coorow, Corrigin, Dalwallinu, Dowerin, Dumbleyung, Dundas, Esperance, Jerramungup, Kent, Kondinin, Kulin, Lake Grace, Merredin, Mingenew, Mount Marshall, Mukinbudin, Narembeen, Perenjori, Quairading, Tammin, Westonia, Wickepin, Williams, Wongan-Ballidu, Wyalkatchem, Yilgarn.