Caladenia concinna (Caladenia concinna)
Description
Caladenia concinna is a terrestrial, perennial, deciduous, herb with an underground tuber. It has a single hairy, lance-shaped leaf up to 12 cm (5 in) long and 8 mm (0.3 in) wide with red spots near the base. One or two flowers are borne on a spike 20 cm (8 in) tall. The sepals and petals are greenish with red stripes and are about 35 mm (1 in) long. The ends of the sepals and petals have a narrow "tail" which sometimes has yellowish glands. The sepals and petals droop downwards. The labellum is broad with a few short, blunt teeth on its edges and is about 10 mm (0.4 in) long and wide. It is greenish with a maroon tip and has six crowded rows of swollen, club-shaped calli along its centre. Flowering occurs in September and October.
Taxonomic tree
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Domain: Eukarya
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Kingdom: Plantae
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Phylum:
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Class: Liliopsida
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Order: Asparagales
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Family: Orchidaceae
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Genus: Caladenia
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