Caladenia aurantiaca

Orangetip fingers
Caladenia aurantiaca growing near Port Albert
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. aurantiaca
Binomial name
Caladenia aurantiaca
Synonyms[1]
  • Caladenia carnea var. aurantiaca R.S.Rogers
  • Petalochilus aurantiacus (R.S.Rogers) D.L.Jones & M.A.Clem.

Caladenia aurantiaca, commonly known as orangetip fingers, is a plant in the orchid family Orchidaceae and is endemic to Victoria, although it is also found on one Bass Strait island. It is a slender ground orchid with a single hairy leaf and one or two short-lived, orange-tipped, white flowers on a thin, wiry spike.

  1. ^ a b "Caladenia aurantiaca". Australian Plant Census. Retrieved 12 March 2024.