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Caleana alcockii
Alcock's duck orchid is a rare, small terrestrial orchid from south-west Western Australia, with a single leaf and one greenish-yellow and red flower in September to October. It is a wild species seldom grown in cultivation, so care guidance is limited.
Caleana alcockii, commonly known as Alcock's duck orchid is a rare species of orchid endemic to the south-west of Western Australia. It has a single smooth leaf and is distinguished by its humped labellum and relatively late flowering period. It only occurs north of Geraldton.
Caleana alcockii grows with grasses or sedges in sandy soil in a small area north of the Murchison River in the Geraldton Sandplains biogeographic region.
Brockman's duck orchid · Little duck orchid · Sandplain duck orchid · Slender-leafed duck orchid · Granite duck orchid · Hort's duck orchid · Midget duck orchid · Flying duck orchid · Small duck orchid · Small duck orchid · Esperance Duck Orchid · Smooth-billed duck orchid
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Caleana alcockii by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
