Pygmy finger orchid | |
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In Scott Creek Conservation Park | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Order: | Asparagales |
Family: | Orchidaceae |
Subfamily: | Orchidoideae |
Tribe: | Diurideae |
Genus: | Caladenia |
Species: | C. pygmaea
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Binomial name | |
Caladenia pygmaea | |
Synonyms[1] | |
Caladenia carnea var. pygmaea R.S.Rogers |
Caladenia pygmaea, commonly known as the pygmy finger orchid, is a plant in the orchid family Orchidaceae and is endemic to South Australia. It is a ground orchid with a single erect, sparsely hairy leaf and a single pink flower with red stripes on the labellum. It was formerly known as a variety of Caladenia carnea.