A rare, habitat restricted spider orchid 120 to 300 mm high with a single, erect, hairy leaf 80 to 150mm long by 5 to 10 mm wide and up to two greenish-yellow, red and white flowers 40 to 50 mm across with short, spreading, narrowly-clubbed petals and lateral sepals and a greenish-yellow and white, red-tipped, narrowly-triangular, projecting labellum with long, narrow, fringe segments and four or more rows of red calli.
Pingaring Spider-orchid |
Caladenia graniticola
Status: Endangered on the EPBC Act list
Granite Spider-orchid
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Australian Government, Conservation Advice, Caladenia graniticola
Past; current and potentially future Fire Whole species High Fire has the potential to dramatically alter the open Allocasuarina habitat of the species.
Small population size may increase the risk of chance (stochastic) events such as fire leading to the decline or destruction of the entire population.
Fire has the potential to dramatically alter the Potentially future. open Allocasuarina habitat of the species.
On the basis of limited numbers of plants and threats due to recreational activities; fire; altered water run off due to the damming of granite outcrops; grazing from native and feral animals; poor recruitment; lack of suitable habitat (found on just 6 granite outcrops); drought and weed invasion; there is an ongoing threat of decline.
On the basis of limited numbers of plants and threats due to recreational activities; fire; altered water run off due to the damming of granite outcrops; grazing from native and feral animals; poor recruitment; lack of suitable habitat (found on just 6 granite outcrops); drought and weed invasion; there is an ongoing threat of decline.
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