Karri cowslip orchid | |
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Caladenia flava subsp. sylvestris growing near Two Peoples Bay | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Order: | Asparagales |
Family: | Orchidaceae |
Subfamily: | Orchidoideae |
Tribe: | Diurideae |
Genus: | Caladenia |
Species: | |
Subspecies: | C. f. subsp. sylvestris
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Trinomial name | |
Caladenia flava subsp. sylvestris |
Caladenia flava subsp. sylvestris, commonly known as the karri cowslip orchid,[2] is a species of orchid endemic to the south-west of Western Australia. It has a single, hairy leaf and up to three pale yellow and cream-coloured flowers which are white near the tips of the sepals and petals and marked with bright red or pink.