Scientific Name: Caladenia sylvicola Endemic Having a natural distribution confined to a particular geographic region
Common Name: forest fingers
Family Classification (Clade): Monocots
Family: Orchidaceae
Threatened Species Status: Endangered
Permit: It is an offence to collect, disturb, damage or destroy this species unless under permit.
Form Description: Small finger orchid. Leaf narrowly linear, dark green, sparsely hairy. Scape very slender and wiry, sparsely hairy.
Height (m): 0.1 – 0.16
Flowers: Flower single, white internally, greenish externally, labellum white with apex yellow to orange, calli yellow to orange, column green and white. Self pollinating.
Fruit: Papery capsule
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Habitat Notes
Heathy Eucalyptus terminalis forest on a sunny hillside. Also on moist sheltered slopes growing amongst leaf litter and dense shrubs in tall open forest dominated by Eucalyptus obliqua. Seems to be restricted to one site on the lower slopes of kunanyi/Mt Wellington.
Site Tolerance
Moist, Shady
Soil Tolerance
Clay, Fertile, Loam, Poorly-drained, Sandy, Well-drained
Frost Tolerance
Tender
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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.