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Scientific Name
Caladenia cardiochila
Family Name
ORCHIDACEAE
Common Name
Heart-lip Spider Orchid
Status
Extinct
Height
0.12m - 0.25m (12-25cm)
Flowers
Flowers 1-2, greenish pink to reddish with red stripes, labellum cream with reddish margins and dark maroon apex, calli purple black and shiny, column green with red markings. Flowers august to november on the mainland.
Fruit
Papery capsule
Form
Leaf broadly linear, sparsely hairy. Scape slender and wiry, sparsely hairy.
Municipalities
Flinders Island
Communities
Coastal Vegetation
Habitat Notes
From imprecise location on Flinders Is, mainland species occurs in heathland, heathy woodland, open forest and mallee scrub.
Site Tolerance
Dry; Exposed; Exposed; Moist; Shady; Windy
Frost Tolerance
Moderate
Soil Tolerance
Loam; Poorly-drained; Sandy; Well-drained
General Notes
Pollinated by the Thynnine Wasp Phymatothynnus victor. Occurs in habitats with varying fire frequencies. C. cardiochila. is presumed extint in Tasmania. Suitable below powerlines.
Propagation Details
Propagation Calendar
Flowering Months
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Seed Collecting Months
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Sowing Months
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Cutting Months
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
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
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