Caladenia brachyscapa

Caladenia brachyscapa
Conservation status
Extinct  (EPBC Act)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Order:	Asparagales
Family:	Orchidaceae
Subfamily:	Orchidoideae
Tribe:	Diurideae
Genus:	Caladenia
Species:	†C. brachyscapa
Binomial name
†Caladenia brachyscapa G.W.Carr[1]
Synonyms[1]
Arachnorchis brachyscapa (G.W.Carr) D.L.Jones & M.A.Clem. Caladenia reticulata auct. non Fitzg.

Caladenia brachyscapa is a plant in the orchid family Orchidaceae and is native to Victoria and possibly Clarke Island in Bass Strait. It is a ground orchid with a single hairy leaf and a reddish-pink flower with thick, black, club-like swellings on the petals and sepals. Although formally described in 1988 living specimens have not been observed since 1979.