Caladenia Orchids Caladenia Alliance - Subgenus Stegostyla |
Bronze Fingers Caladenia atradenia Syn: Stegostyla atradenia Waikumete - Auckland Photo: Allan Ducker Flowers September - December An uncommon & sparse species found under light forest & scrub with poor soils. Labellum mid-lobe dark maroon edged with long marginal calli. Has a slender, wiry stem covered in short hairs. |
White Fingers Caladenia lyallii Syn: Stegostyla lyallii Horopito - Mt Ruapehu Photo: Michael Pratt Flowers November - January Found in high altitude scrub and grasslands in the north, and also in beech forests in the south. White flowers with red bars on the labellum side-lobes, lamina and inner column. |
White Fingers Caladenia aff lyallii Syn: Stegostyla aff lyallii Iwitahi - Taupo Photo: Michael Pratt Flowers November - January There are several forms of Caladenia lyallii. They may be separate taxa, or merely variations of Caladenia lyallii. Click on the more information link below to view several of the variations. |
White Fingers Caladenia aff alpina Syn: Stegostyla aff alpina Arthur's Pass Photo: Kathleen Shepherd Flowers November - January Found in high altitude scrub and grasslands in the South Island. Similar in appearance to S lyallii, but the flowers are larger, with broad oval sepals and petals. |
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White Fingers Caladenia "Nelson Lakes" Syn: Stegostyla "minor" Nelson Lakes Photo: Georgina Upson Flowers November - December Known only from mature kanuka scrub in the Nelson area. 1 to 2 flowers, usually white but sometimes pale pink. Dorsal sepal stands almost erect in fully open flowers and the tip recurves. |
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