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Little duck orchid

Caleana disjuncta

Family
Orchidaceae (Orchid family)
Grows as
Orchid
Native range
S. Australia
Climate
subtropical

About

Caleana disjuncta, commonly known as the little duck orchid, is a species of orchid that is found in Western Australia but with a few disjunct populations in Victoria and South Australia. It has a single smooth leaf and a single greenish yellow and red flower with a flattened labellum, the calli only near its tip.

Where it grows

Caleana disjuncta mainly grows in shrubland between Margaret River and Israelite Bay in Western Australia but there are small populations at three locations in the south-east of South Australia and two in Victoria in and near the Grampians National Park.

Other Caleana plants

Alcock's duck orchid · Brockman's 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 disjuncta by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.

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.

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