Caladenia mentiens

Lesser fingers
Caladenia mentiens growing near Meredith, Victoria
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. mentiens
Binomial name
Caladenia mentiens
Synonyms[1]

Petalochilus mentiens (D.L.Jones) D.L.Jones & M.A.Clem.

Caladenia mentiens, commonly known as lesser fingers, is a species of orchid endemic to south-eastern Australia which grows singly, or in small, loose groups. It has a single, sparsely hairy, erect, linear leaf and a single whitish or pinkish coloured flower with a darker back and a cream-coloured labellum.

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