Australian Native Plants

  Caladenia moschata (Scented Caladenia)


Caladenia moschata photo
Caladenia moschata, Aranda Bushland, Canberra, ACT

Photograph by Donald Hobern. Some rights reserved.    (view image details)




SCENTED CALADENIA FACTS

distribution map showing range of Caladenia moschata in Australia

Map is from The Atlas of Living Australia web site, licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Australia License


Common Name
Scented Caladenia

Other Names
Musky Caladenia, Musky Spider Orchid, Musky Scented Caladenia

Description
The Scented Caladenia is a white spider orchid that produces clusters of up to five flowers on each stem. The flowers have a musky scent. The lateral petals and sepals are of similar size and shape and mostly white with and may have pink markings. The dorsal sepal arches over the centre. The labellum or lip has three lobes and toothed margins, and is white with pink markings and pink warts (calli). The plant has a single leaf at the base.

Habitat
heathland, open woodland, eucalypt forest

Distribution
Caladenia moschata is found in New South Wales and the Australian Capital Territory.

Classification
Class:Liliopsida
Order:Asparagales
Family:Orchidaceae
Genus:Caladenia
Species:moschata
Common Name:Scented Caladenia


Relatives in same Genus
  Caladenia ampla
  Caladenia arenicola
  Caladenia carnea
  Caladenia catenata
  Caladenia clavigera
  Caladenia crebra
  Caladenia cruciformis
  Caladenia flava
  Caladenia fulva
  Caladenia fuscata
  Caladenia gracilis
  Caladenia integra
  Caladenia latifolia
  Caladenia leptochila
  Caladenia longicauda
  Caladenia paludosa
  Caladenia roei
  Caladenia tentaculata
  Caladenia ustulata
  Caladenia venusta
  Caladenia versicolor
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