Nature conservation

Threatened species

Rosella Spider Orchid - NSW South Western Slopes: Distribution and vegetation associations

Scientific name: Caladenia rosella
Conservation status in NSW: Extinct
Commonwealth status: Endangered
Last updated: 18 Oct 2022

Distribution of the species within this region

The Rosella Spider Orchid is known or predicted to occur in the following sub-regions of the NSW South Western Slopes Interim Biogeographic Regionalisation of Australia Region.

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IBRA sub-region  Known or predictedGeographic restrictions within region
Inland Slopes Predicted None

Vegetation formations, classes and types

In this region the Rosella Spider Orchid - NSW South Western Slopes is known to be associated with the following vegetation formations and classes. Click on a name to get background information about it.

  • Dry sclerophyll forests (shrub/grass sub-formation)
    • Upper Riverina Dry Sclerophyll Forests
      • 293 Nortons Box shrubby low woodland on sandstone and conglomerate escarpments in the far southern part of the NSW South Western Slopes Bioregion
      • 290 Red Stringybark - Red Box - Long-leaved Box - Inland Scribbly Gum tussock grass - shrub low open forest on hills in the southern part of the NSW South Western Slopes Bioregion
      • 269 White Box - Blakely's Red Gum - Red Box - Red Stringybark shrubby woodland on shallow soils on metamorphic hills in the Albury region of the NSW South Western Slopes Bioregion