Orchidaceae

Small duck orchid

Caleana minor R.Br.

Family: Orchidaceae
Genus: Caleana

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Small duck orchid (Caleana minor) — FlowerPhoto: Andrew Thornhill, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (1)

English: Small duck orchid

Synonyms

Caleana nublingii Nicholls
Caleana sullivanii (F.Muell.) Pescott
Caleya minor (R.Br.) Sweet
Caleya sullivanii F.Muell.
Paracaleana minor (R.Br.) Blaxell
Paracaleana sullivanii (F.Muell.) Blaxell
Sullivania minor (R.Br.) D.L.Jones & M.A.Clem.
Sullivania nublingii (Nicholls) D.L.Jones & M.A.Clem.
Sullivania sullivanii (F.Muell.) D.L.Jones & M.A.Clem.

Flowers

In flower: November to December (from 97 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Photos

FlowerPhoto: Andrew Thornhill, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: grampianshiker, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Kallum McDonald, CC0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Kallum McDonald, CC0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Trex21, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Donald Hobern, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Donald Hobern from Copenhagen, Denmark, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Andrew Thornhill, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Donald Hobern from Copenhagen, Denmark, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: John Tann, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Donald Hobern from Copenhagen, Denmark, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Peter de Lange, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons

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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.