Caladenia carnea
ORCHIDACEAE
Pink Fairy, Pink Fingers
Flower held on a stem 25cm high.
Long, thin leaf to 100mm long x 3to 4 mm wide.
1 to 5 flowers, sweet to musky scented. 30mm across with one upright petal & 4 lateral petals each 0.8 mm to 1.5cm long, pale greenish, pinkish white with a darker striped central labellum with yellow tips. Flowering August to October
.Flowering is followed by a non fleshy capsule that splits on maturity containing several seeds.
Found in alps, heathlands, woodland, scrub & forest in well drained soils in full or partial sun, in Eastern & South Eastern Australia including Tasmania. This plant is listed as endangered. Removal of plants from the wild leads to the death of the plant & is not recommended. Propagating the seed is extremely difficult.