wispy umbrella usually close to August through to March orchid) creeks, in shaded, with the main flowering sheltered and constantly period being November to humid situations February Bulbophyllum Vulnerable Queensland Notophyll vine forests in Peak flowering period: Similar species: longiflorum Thouars wet tropical rainforests. It January to March unlikely to be confused (pale umbrella usually grows on the with any other orchid) trunks of rainforest trees, Australian species but has also been seen growing on rocks Caladenia amoena Endangered Victoria Ridge tops and sheltered Peak flowering period: Similar species: not D.L.Jones slopes in dry sclerophyll late August to late specified (charming spider forest September orchid) Caladenia Critically Tasmania Grassy eucalypt woodland Peak flowering period: Similar species: not anthracina endangered with Acacia dealbata and late September to early specified (black-tipped spider Pteridium esculentum on November. A strong peak orchid) well-drained soil; in flowering in latter half of areas of low rainfall in the October northern midlands Caladenia arenaria Endangered NSW Callitris-covered sandy Vegetative growth: Similar species: Fitzg. (sand-hill ridges and dunes, autumn to early winter Caladenia colorata. spider-orchid) especially in the vicinity of Part of the C. patersonii Peak flowering period: watercourses complex. Hybrids with late August to early C. cardiochila have October been observed
wispy umbrella orchid) usually close to creeks, in shaded, sheltered and constantly humid situations August through to March with the main flowering period being November to February Bulbophyllum longiflorum Thouars (pale umbrella orchid) Vulnerable Queensland Notophyll vine forests in wet tropical rainforests. It usually grows on the trunks of rainforest trees, but has also been seen growing on rocks Peak flowering period: January to March Similar species: unlikely to be confused with any other Australian species Caladenia amoena D.L.Jones (charming spider orchid) Endangered Victoria Ridge tops and sheltered slopes in dry sclerophyll forest Peak flowering period: late August to late September Similar species: not specified Caladenia anthracina (black-tipped spider orchid) Critically endangered Tasmania Grassy eucalypt woodland with Acacia dealbata and Pteridium esculentum on well-drained soil; areas of low rainfall in the northern midlands Peak flowering period: late September to early November. A strong peak in flowering in latter half of October Similar species: not specified Caladenia arenaria Fitzg. (sand-hill spider-orchid) Endangered NSW Callitris-covered sandy ridges and dunes, especially in the vicinity of watercourses Vegetative growth: autumn to early winter Peak flowering period: late August to early October Similar species: Caladenia colorata. Part of the C. patersonii complex. Hybrids with C. cardiochila have been observed
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