Genus species; Caladenia carnea
Meaning of name; Beautiful epyphite - flesh coloured
Family; Orchidaceae
Common name; Pink fingers
Features; Terestial Orchid; some flowers have musky smell; probably pollinated by male Thynnid wasp;
Aspect;
Habitat; Open wood land amongst grasses; Woodland,
Grasslands,
Soil; Sandy loams with high leaf mould content;
Landscape uses;
Leaves; Narrow linear, sparsely hairy;
Flowering; Stems to 25cm tall bearing up to 3 flowers, wiry and sparsely hairy;
Fruit;
Seed type;
Dispersal vector; No special morphology.
Problems;
Ecological values; Mycorrhizal relationship appears to be essential;