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Caladenia pholcoidea Hopper & A.P.Br. subsp. pholcoidea
Albany Spider Orchid

Conservation Code
Not threatened
Naturalised Status
Native to Western Australia
Name Status
Current

Tuberous, perennial, herb, 0.3-0.6 m high. Fl. yellow, Nov to Dec. Moist sandy clay. Winter-wet swamps, creeklines in jarrah forest, summer burnt areas.

Amanda Spooner, Descriptive Catalogue, 29 June 1999
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Distribution

IBRA Regions
Esperance Plains, Jarrah Forest, Warren.
IBRA Subregions
Fitzgerald, Southern Jarrah Forest, Warren.
IMCRA Regions
Leeuwin-Naturaliste, WA South Coast.
Local Government Areas (LGAs)
Albany, Augusta Margaret River, Denmark, Manjimup, Nannup, Plantagenet.