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Caladenia splendens Hopper & A.P.Br.
Splendid White Spider Orchid

Reference
Nuytsia 14:148-150,Figs 28M-R (2001)
Conservation Code
Not threatened
Naturalised Status
Native to Western Australia
Name Status
Current

Tuberous, perennial, herb, 0.3-0.8 m high. Fl. white-cream, Sep to Oct. Sand, clay loam, often moist. Swamps, gullies, margins of granite outcrops.

Grazyna Paczkowska, Descriptive Catalogue, 30 June 1995
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Distribution

IBRA Regions
Avon Wheatbelt, Geraldton Sandplains, Jarrah Forest, Swan Coastal Plain.
IBRA Subregions
Dandaragan Plateau, Katanning, Lesueur Sandplain, Northern Jarrah Forest, Perth, Southern Jarrah Forest.
Local Government Areas (LGAs)
Armadale, Beverley, Boyup Brook, Bridgetown-Greenbushes, Collie, Cranbrook, Dandaragan, Dardanup, Gingin, Harvey, Manjimup, Northam, Plantagenet, Serpentine-Jarrahdale, Swan, Toodyay, Wandering, Waroona, York.