Английская Википедия:Caladenia harringtoniae

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Caladenia harringtoniae, commonly known as the pink spider orchid, is a species of orchid endemic to the south-west of Western Australia. It has a single, hairy leaf and up to three pale to deep pink flowers which have a cream-coloured labellum with a pink tip.

Description

Caladenia harringtoniae is a terrestrial, perennial, deciduous, herb with an underground tuber and a single erect, hairy leaf, Шаблон:Convert long and Шаблон:Convert wide. Up to three flowers Шаблон:Convert long and Шаблон:Convert wide are borne on a stalk Шаблон:Convert tall. The flowers are pale pink to deep pink with spreading lateral sepals and petals. The dorsal sepal is erect, Шаблон:Convert long and Шаблон:Convert wide, the lateral sepals are Шаблон:Convert long and Шаблон:Convert wide and the petals are Шаблон:Convert long and Шаблон:Convert wide. The labellum is cream-coloured, Шаблон:Convert long and Шаблон:Convert wide with a pink tip. The sides of the labellum have erect, spreading, red teeth up to Шаблон:Convert long and there are four rows of pink calli up to Шаблон:Convert long, along the centre of the labellum. Flowering occurs from mid-September to early November.[1][2][3]

Taxonomy and naming

Caladenia harringtoniae was first described in 2001 by Stephen Hopper and Andrew Phillip Brown from a specimen collected near Pemberton and the description was published in Nuytsia.[4] The specific epithet (harringtoniae) honours Alison Harrington, a president of the Western Australia Native Orchid Study Group.[2]

Distribution and habitat

The pink spider orchid occurs between Nannup and Albany in the Jarrah Forest and Warren biogeographic regions, where it grows swamps and flat areas that are flooded in winter.[1][2][3][5][6]

Conservation

Caladenia harringtoniae is classified as "Threatened Flora (Declared Rare Flora — Extant)" by the Western Australian Government Department of Parks and Wildlife[5] and as "vulnerable" by the Australian Government Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999. The main threats to the species are fire during its growth and flowering period, grazing by feral pigs (Sus scrofa) and road maintenance activities.[6]

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