Английская Википедия:Caladenia paradoxa

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Caladenia paradoxa, commonly known as the ironcaps spider orchid, is a species of orchid endemic to the south-west of Western Australia. It has a single erect, hairy leaf and up to three small creamy-white flowers. It was previously thought to be the same species as the eastern Australian Caladenia flaccida but is now recognised as distinct.

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Description

Caladenia paradoxa 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 creamy white flowers Шаблон:Convert long and Шаблон:Convert wide are borne on a stalk Шаблон:Convert tall. The sepals and petals have long, thin, drooping, brown thread-like ends. The dorsal sepal is erect, Шаблон:Convert long and about Шаблон:Convert wide. The lateral sepals are Шаблон:Convert long and Шаблон:Convert wide and curve stiffly downwards. The petals are Шаблон:Convert long, about Шаблон:Convert wide and arranged like the lateral sepals. The labellum is Шаблон:Convert long, Шаблон:Convert wide and creamy-white with red lines and spots. The sides of the labellum have short, blunt teeth and there are two rows of anvil-shaped, cream-coloured calli which sometimes have red tips along its mid-line. Flowering occurs from August to early October.[1][2][3]

Taxonomy and naming

Caladenia paradoxa was first described in 2001 by Stephen Hopper and Andrew Phillip Brown from a specimen collected near Southern Cross and the description was published in Nuytsia.[4] The specific epithet (paradoxa) is a Latin word meaning "strange" or "contrary to expectations"[5] referring to the difficulty of categorising this as a separate species.[2]

Distribution and habitat

The ironcaps spider orchid is found on the coastal plain between Wubin and Norseman in the Avon Wheatbelt, Coolgardie, Jarrah Forest and Mallee biogeographic regions. It usually grows on the slopes of ironstone hills.[1][2][3][6]

Conservation

Caladenia paradoxa is classified as "not threatened" by the Western Australian Government Department of Parks and Wildlife.[6]

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