Caladenia carnea

Pink fingers orchid
Caladenia carnea in the southern midlands of Tasmania
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Orchidoideae
Tribe: Diurideae
Genus: Caladenia
Species:
C. carnea
Binomial name
Caladenia carnea
R.Br. (1810)
Synonyms
  • Caladenia catenata f. carnea (R.Br.) N.Halle
  • Caladenia catenata (Sm.) Druce
  • Petalochilus carneus (R.Br.) D.L.Jones & M.A.Clem.

Caladenia carnea, commonly known as pink fingers, is a plant in the orchid family Orchidaceae and is endemic to eastern and south-eastern Australia, including Tasmania. It has a single thin, green leaf and one to five white or pink flowers with red stripes and two rows of yellow-tipped "calli" on their labellum.

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