Bronze caps | |
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Caladenia iridescens near Woodend | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Order: | Asparagales |
Family: | Orchidaceae |
Subfamily: | Orchidoideae |
Tribe: | Diurideae |
Genus: | Caladenia |
Species: | C. iridescens
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Binomial name | |
Caladenia iridescens | |
Synonyms[1] | |
Stegostyla iridescens (R.S.Rogers) D.L.Jones & M.A.Clem. |
Caladenia iridescens, commonly known as bronze caps[2] or bronze caladenia[3] is a plant in the orchid family Orchidaceae and is endemic to Victoria. It is a ground orchid with a single leaf and one or two dusky red, purplish to greenish-brown flowers, often with golden tints and greenish to brownish on the back.