Bluebeard Orchid (Pheladenia deformis)

Family: Orchidaceae (Orchid family).

Native to southern Australia.

Rare near Castlemaine, with records from Kalimna (where now apparently extinct) and near The Monk. It is fairly common at Kooyoora.

Identification:

• it s flower is larger than those of Blue Caladenia
• the labellum is shortly bearded.

It was formerly included in Caladenia as Caladenia deformis.

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