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Caladenia catenata (Sm.) Druce
Family Orchidaceae
Common name: White Caladenia, White Fingers

Caladenia catenata (Sm.) Druce APNI*

Synonyms: Caladenia alba R.Br. APNI*
Petalochilus catenatus (Sm.) D.L.Jones & M.A.Clem. APNI*

Description: Terrestrial herb.

Leaf linear, to 12 cm long, 4 mm wide, and sparsely hairy.

Inflorescence to 30 cm high, rarely > 2-flowered. Sepals and lateral petals to 2 cm long, glistening white or rarely with a pinkish tinge; dorsal sepal erect. Labellum 3-lobed, white with a yellow-orange tip; lateral lobes entire, white or sometimes stained with purplish blotches; midlobe long, margins comb-like with elongated, acute, undulating teeth. Central calli in 2 rows with smooth stalks, clubbed-golfstick heads, yellow, distributed only up to the base of the midlobe. Column whitish green with rounded apical wings.


Illustration
G.V. Scammell

Flower
Photo W. Cherry

Flowering: Aug–October

Distribution and occurrence: Grows in sclerophyll forest and shrubland, often coastal, more frequent in sandier soils.
NSW subdivisions: NC, CC, SC, CWS
Other Australian states: Qld Vic.
AVH map***

Text by P. Bernhardt
Taxon concept: Flora of NSW 4 (1993)


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