Family Index

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Scientific Name

Caladenia campbellii

Family Name

ORCHIDACEAE

Common Name

Thick-stem Caladenia (orchid)

Status

Endangered

Height

0.08m - 0.14m (8-14cm)

Flowers

Flowers 1-2, short-lived, cream internally, pinkish externally, labellum cream with reddish bars, calli yellow to orange, column cream with red bars.

Fruit

Papery capsule

Form

Leaf narrowly linear, erect, dark green, sparsely hairy. Scape relatively thick, sparsely hairy.

Municipalities

Burnie; Waratah-Wynyard

Communities

Coastal Vegetation

Habitat Notes

Tas. endemic. Among coastal and near coastal scrub.

Site Tolerance

Dry; Exposed; Exposed; Moist; Windy

Frost Tolerance

Tender

Soil Tolerance

Clay; Loam; Sandy

General Notes

Probably very rare due to its suitable range being converted to agriculture and the remaining land under threat. Suitable below powerlines.

Propagation Details

Propagation Calendar

Flowering Months

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Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Seed Collecting Months

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Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Sowing Months

Jan

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Mar

Apr

May

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Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Cutting Months

Jan

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Jun

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Aug

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Oct

Nov

Dec

Seed Information

Seed Collection

Seed Treatment Method

Standard

Seed Storage Life

Viable Seeds Per Gram

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 tousands 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.

Germination Time

Suitable for Direct Seeding

Cuttings

Expected Time to Take Root

Expected Time to Plant Out

Propagation by Division N.B. Transplant only from nearby to avoid disease.

Cutting Notes