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Caladenia chapmanii Hopper & A.P.Br.
Chapman's Spider Orchid

Reference
Nuytsia 14:206,207,Figs 46E-K (2001)
Conservation Code
Not threatened
Naturalised Status
Native to Western Australia
Name Status
Current

Tuberous, perennial, herb, 0.2-0.45 m high. Fl. red/red & yellow, Sep to Oct. Grey-black sand, granitic or clayey loam. Jarrah-peppermint woodland, under sheoak or jam in wandoo woodland.

Amanda Spooner, Descriptive Catalogue, 9 September 1999
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Distribution

IBRA Regions
Avon Wheatbelt, Geraldton Sandplains, Jarrah Forest, Mallee, Swan Coastal Plain.
IBRA Subregions
Katanning, Lesueur Sandplain, Northern Jarrah Forest, Perth, Southern Jarrah Forest, Western Mallee.
IMCRA Regions
Leeuwin-Naturaliste.
Local Government Areas (LGAs)
Augusta Margaret River, Beverley, Boyup Brook, Broomehill-Tambellup, Bunbury, Busselton, Capel, Cuballing, Dardanup, Gnowangerup, Kojonup, Kulin, Moora, Narrogin, Wagin, Wandering, West Arthur, Wickepin, Williams, York.