Caladenia alata

Fairy orchid
Caladenia alata growing near Pambula
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Orchidoideae
Tribe: Diurideae
Genus: Caladenia
Species:
C. alata
Binomial name
Caladenia alata
Synonyms[1]
  • Caladenia carnea var. alata (R.Br.) Domin
  • Caladenia carnea var. exigua (Cheeseman) Rupp
  • Caladenia catenata var. exigua (Cheeseman) W.M.Curtis
  • Caladenia exigua Cheeseman
  • Caladenia minor var. exigua Cheeseman
  • Petalochilus alatus (R.Br.) D.L.Jones & M.A.Clem.

Caladenia alata, commonly known as the fairy orchid,[2] is a plant in the orchid family Orchidaceae and is found in south-eastern Australia and New Zealand. It is a ground orchid with small, usually short-lived flowers, which have relatively stiffly held petals and sepals and reddish-purple bars on the labellum.

  1. ^ a b "Caladenia alata". Australian Plant Census. Retrieved 5 November 2022.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference RBGS was invoked but never defined (see the help page).