Recorded distribution
Plant
To 10cm tall, leaf lax to 10 cm.
Flowers
Usually solitary, white to pink or pale mauve, internally with cerise bars. Two rows of orange topped calli to midlobe base; midlobe curled under and orange tipped, often with an orange marginal callus on each side.
Flowering
August - October.
Habitat
Open manuka/kanuka scrub.
Conservation
Can be locally abundant, not threatened but naturally uncommon.
Notes
Early flowering compared with other similar Caladenia.
Key features
Orange tip to labellum, often curled under; variable flower colour - usually white but from pink to deep red, often at the same site.
