Municipalities

Scientific Name

Caladenia pallida

Family Name

ORCHIDACEAE

Common Name

Rosy Spider Orchid

Status

Endangered

Height

0.15m - 0.4m (15-40cm)

Flowers

Flowers 1-2 yellowish to bright rosy pink, calli cream, whitish or slightly reddish, column yellowish

Fruit

Papery capsule

Form

Leaf lanceolate, densely hairy. Scape densely hairy.

Municipalities

Burnie; Derwent Valley; Hobart; Latrobe; Northern Midlands

Communities

Dry Eucalypt Forest and Woodland

Habitat Notes

Little known. Railton Hills area.

Site Tolerance

Dry; Exposed

Frost Tolerance

Moderate

Soil Tolerance

Clay; Loam; Sandy; Well-drained

General Notes

Not represented in reserves. Lost habitat. Suitable below powerlines.

Propagation Details

Propagation Calendar

Flowering Months

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Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Seed Collecting Months

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Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Sowing Months

Jan

Feb

Mar

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Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Cutting Months

Jan

Feb

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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