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Caladenia ensata, commonly known as the Stumpy Spider Orchid, is a species of Clubbed Spider Orchid complex and an orchid endemic to the south-west of Western Australia. It is a common orchid within its natural range and has a single, hairy leaf and up to three pale yellow and red flowers which have short but thick, fleshy glandular tips. It usually has short, pointed labellum fringe segments.

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1. (c) Cheryl Macaulay, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Cheryl Macaulay
2. (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), https://www.inaturalist.org/guide_taxa/1107549

More Info

• iNat taxon page
• Atlas of Living Australia
• Biodiversity Heritage Library
• BOLD Systems BIN search
• eFloras.org
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)
• HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants
• IPNI (with links to POWO, WFO, and BHL)
• SEINet Symbiota portals
• Tropicos
• World Flora Online

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