Английская Википедия:Caladenia discoidea

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Caladenia discoidea, commonly known as the dancing spider orchid, antelope orchid or bee orchid is a species of orchid endemic to the south-west of Western Australia. It is distinguished by its horizontally arranged flowers and unusually short sepals and petals.

Description

Caladenia discoidea has a single leaf, Шаблон:Convert long, about Шаблон:Convert wide and hairy on both surfaces. The flower stem is Шаблон:Convert long and bears 1 to 4 flowers, each Шаблон:Convert long and wide. The flowers are oriented horizontally, are yellow and green with red stripes, have very short petals and sepals and a rounded, fringed labellum with dark calli. Flowers appear between August and early October.[1][2][3][4]

Taxonomy and naming

Caladenia discoidea was first described by John Lindley in 1840 in A Sketch of the Vegetation of the Swan River Colony.[5][6] The specific epithet is "from the Latin discoideus (rounded blade and thickened margin), alluding to the rounded labellum shape".[2]

Distribution and habitat

The dancing spider orchid is widespread in the drier areas of the south-west between Kalbarri and Israelite Bay, growing in woodland, sometimes on the edges of salt lakes.[1][2] It occurs in the Avon Wheatbelt, Esperance Plains, Geraldton Sandplains, Jarrah Forest, Mallee and Swan Coastal Plain biogeographic regions of Western Australia.[3][7]

Conservation

Caladenia discoidea is classified as "not threatened" by the Government of Western Australia Department of Parks and Wildlife.[7]

Cultural reference

This species was featured on an Australian postage stamp in 2014.[8]

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