Indicative distribution
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Scientific name: Caladenia amnicola
Gazetted date:
25 Aug 2023
Profile last updated:
20 May 2026
Description
Caladenia amnicola is a small terrestrial orchid described by Jones (2021) as: ‘Leaf linear lanceolate, 100-150 x 5-6mm, hairy. Flower stem 200-350mm tall, slender, wiry, densely hairy, 1-flowered. Flowers 40-50mm across, green to yellowish green with red central stripes; sepals and petals with yellowish-brown clubs 5-15mm long. Dorsal sepal erect, 40-50 x 2-2.5mm, incurved. Lateral sepals stiffly spreading then obliquely decurved, 40-50 x 2.5-3mm, divergent. Petals similarly arranged, 25-40 x 1.5-2mm. Labellum delicately hinged, 14-18 x 13-17mm, dark green with a maroon apex; basal margins with 4-7 pairs of thin erect comb-teeth to 4mm long; midlobe margins with 6-10 pairs of blunt teeth to the apex; tip recurved. Basal calli c. 3mm long. Lamina calli to 2mm long, maroon, in 4 or 6 densely crowded rows nearly to the apex of the midlobe. Column incurved, 12-15 x 6-7mm, transparent with red flecks; basal glands ovoid, c. 2mm long, yellow with a short red stalk, shiny.’
Distribution
Caladenia amnicola is restricted to a single location west of Armidale on the New England Tableland, northern NSW.
Habitat and ecology
- Moss beds on rock outcrops amongst Leptospermum brevipes Tea-Tree shrubland.
Regional distribution and habitat
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Threats
- Loss of individuals and degradation of habitat as a consequence of trampling, grazing, and habitat alteration by feral herbivores.
- Loss and degradation of habitat as a consequence of invasion by weeds including Coolatai grass, African love grass, ox eye daisy, and blackberry. weeds
- Habitat degradation and loss of individuals as a consequence of disturbance by recreational users.
- Loss of individuals and degradation of habitat as a consequence of illegal dumping.
- Disturbance from roadside maintenance or other activity associated with roads through habitat areas.
- Loss or degradation of habitat as a consequence of drought driven by anthropogenic climate change.
- Increased susceptibility to stochastic events as a consequence of a small and highly geographically restricted population.
- Lack of knowledge of the species’ genetic diversity and taxonomy across its range.
- Lack of knowledge about the current distribution and abundance of the species.
- Clearing
Recovery strategies
Priority actions are the specific, practical things that must be done to recover a threatened species, population or ecological
community. The Office of Environment and Heritage has identified
0 priority actions
to help recover the Caladenia amnicola in New South Wales.
Activities to assist this species
- Census
- monitor impact and extent
- Hand pollination and seed collection
- Install signage
- Liaision
- Research
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