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Original St John collection.

Photo of plant on Mt Buffalo, November 2006.

Photo of plant on Mt Buffalo, November 2006.

Common name

Mountain Caladenia

Family

Orchidaceae

Grimwade Sheet No.

20

Original identification

Caldenia alpina

Distribution (from Flora of Victoria)

Vic.  GR, EHL, SNOW, EG - also NSW, ACT, Tas.; New Zealand.

Grows in high altitude (usually above 1000 m) forest, subalpine woodland or alpine tussock-grassland, mainly in eastern mountains with outlying occurrences in the Grampians.

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Flowering time

Nov. - Jan.