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Threatened species

Black-clubbed Spider-orchid - profile

Indicative distribution


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Scientific name: Caladenia atroclavia
Conservation status in NSW: Not listed
Commonwealth status: Endangered
Profile last updated: 14 Oct 2024

Description

Caladenia atroclavia, Family Orchidaceae, also known as Black-clubbed Spider Orchid, is a hirsute terrestrial herb with leaves 8–12 cm long and 5–10 mm wide. Basal leaves are irregularly blotched red-purple and inflorescences grow 25–35 cm tall. Flowers are usually solitary, pale greenish-cream in colour with red suffusions on the petals. Petals have prominently thickened dark black-purple clubs. Flowering occurs in October and the flower’s fragrance resembles an overheated electric motor (Jones & Clements, 1988; Jones, 2006). 

Distribution

In New South Wales only known from a observation made in Boonoo Boonoo National Park in 1994.

Habitat and ecology

  • Open forest on granite

Regional distribution and habitat

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IBRA Bioregion IBRA Subregion Known or predicted Geographic restrictions region
New England TablelandsStanthorpe Plateau Predicted None