Scientific Name: Caladenia angustata Endemic Having a natural distribution confined to a particular geographic region
Common Name: narrowleaf finger-orchid
Family Classification (Clade): Monocots
Family: Orchidaceae
Form Description: Leaf erect, filiform to very narrowly linear, sparsely hairy. Scape very slender and wiry, sparsely hairy.
Height (m): 0.08 – 0.12
Flowers: Flowers 1-2 intensely white to pinkish internally, reddish or greenish-brown externally, petals curving up, labellum white with reddish striae and spots, mid-lobe purple, calli yellow to purplish, column greenish with red markings.
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Habitat Notes
Grassy and heathy open eucalypt forest and woodland.
Site Tolerance
Dry, Exposed
Soil Tolerance
Loam, Sandy, Well-drained
Frost Tolerance
Tender
General Notes
Moderate to high fire frequency habitat.
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Seed Information
Seed Treatment Notes
Orchid seeds are very minute yellow, brown or blackish dust-like particles. Orchid seeds are produced within a capsule that splits at maturity and releases thousands to millions of seeds. Dispersed by wind and water and only germinate following infection of the embryo by a suitable mycorrhizal fungus. Very few seeds become mature plants. For more information see Jones, Wapstra, Tonelli, Harris (1999): The Orchids of Tasmania.