Nature conservation

Threatened species

Thick Lip Spider Orchid - Sydney Basin: Distribution and vegetation associations

Scientific name: Caladenia tessellata
Conservation status in NSW: Vulnerable
Commonwealth status: Vulnerable
Last updated: 09 Aug 2024

Distribution of the species within this region

The Thick Lip Spider Orchid is known or predicted to occur in the following sub-regions of the Sydney Basin Interim Biogeographic Regionalisation of Australia Region.

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IBRA sub-region  Known or predictedGeographic restrictions within region
Cumberland Known None
Ettrema Known None
Jervis Known None
Pittwater Known None
Sydney Cataract Known None
Wyong Known None

Vegetation formations, classes and types

In this region the Thick Lip Spider Orchid - Sydney Basin is known to be associated with the following vegetation formations and classes. Click on a name to get background information about it.

  • Grassy woodlands
    • Coastal Valley Grassy Woodlands
      • 1603 Narrow-leaved Ironbark - Bull Oak - Grey Box shrub - grass open forest of the central and lower Hunter
      • 1604 Narrow-leaved Ironbark - Grey Box - Spotted Gum shrub - grass woodland of the central and lower Hunter
    • Southern Tableland Grassy Woodlands
      • 731 Broad-leaved Peppermint - Red Stringybark grassy open forest on undulating hills, South Eastern Highlands Bioregion
      • 1330 Yellow Box - Blakely's Red Gum grassy woodland on the tablelands, South Eastern Highlands Bioregion
    • Subalpine Woodlands
      • 1191 Snow Gum - Candle Bark woodland on broad valley flats of the tablelands and slopes, South Eastern Highlands Bioregion