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Orchidaceae

Dainty blue china orchid

Caladenia amplexans A.S.George

Family
Orchidaceae
Genus
Caladenia

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Dainty blue china orchid: Caladenia amplexans growing near Burracoppin
Photo: Ian McMaster, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (2)
English
Dainty blue china orchid, Dainty blue orchid
Persian
ارکیده چینی آبی دلچسب

Synonyms

  • Cyanicula amplexans (A.S.George) Hopper & A.P.Br.
  • Pentisea amplexans (A.S.George) Szlach.

Flowers

In flower
August to September (from 42 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Photos

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.