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Caladenia hirta Lindl.
Sugar Candy Orchid

Reference
Sketch Veg.Swan R. 52 (1840)
Conservation Code
Not threatened
Naturalised Status
Native to Western Australia
Name Status
Current

Tuberous, perennial, herb, 0.1-0.6 m high. Fl. white/pink, Jun to Nov. Sand, clay, loam, gravel, granite. Outcrops, around seasonal watercourses.

Amanda Spooner, Descriptive Catalogue, 23 August 1999
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Distribution

IBRA Regions
Avon Wheatbelt, Coolgardie, Esperance Plains, Geraldton Sandplains, Jarrah Forest, Mallee, Murchison, Swan Coastal Plain, Warren, Yalgoo.
IBRA Subregions
Dandaragan Plateau, Eastern Mallee, Eastern Murchison, Fitzgerald, Geraldton Hills, Katanning, Lesueur Sandplain, Merredin, Northern Jarrah Forest, Perth, Recherche, Southern Cross, Southern Jarrah Forest, Tallering, Warren, Western Mallee, Western Murchison.
Local Government Areas (LGAs)
Albany, Armadale, Augusta Margaret River, Belmont, Beverley, Boddington, Brookton, Broomehill-Tambellup, Bruce Rock, Bunbury, Busselton, Capel, Coolgardie, Coorow, Corrigin, Cranbrook, Dandaragan, Dowerin, Dumbleyung, Esperance, Gnowangerup, Goomalling, Greater Geraldton, Harvey, Jerramungup, Katanning, Kellerberrin, Kent, Kojonup, Kondinin, Kulin, Lake Grace, Manjimup, Menzies, Merredin, Mingenew, Moora, Morawa, Mundaring, Murray, Nannup, Narrogin, Northam, Northampton, Nungarin, Perenjori, Pingelly, Plantagenet, Quairading, Ravensthorpe, Swan, Toodyay, Trayning, Victoria Plains, Wagin, Wandering, Waroona, West Arthur, Wickepin, Williams, Woodanilling, Yalgoo, Yilgarn, York.