. It is a ground orchid with a single narrow, sparsely hairy leaf and a thin wiry stem usually bearing one pale mauve, pinkish or white flower.
Description
C. chlorostyla is a terrestrial,
perennial, deciduous, herb, usually occurring as a solitary individual. It has an underground tuber and a single sparsely hairy, bright green, narrow linear leaf up to 5–15 cm (2–6 in) long and 1–3 mm (0.04–0.1 in) wide.[3]Caladenia chlorostyla habit, near the Kepler Track
One, sometimes up to five, unscented flowers up to 11–16 mm (0.4–0.6 in) in diameter are borne on a thin, wiry spike, 1–30 cm (0.4–10 in) tall. The
capsule 10–12 mm (0.4–0.5 in) long which sometimes has purple stripes.[3]
Taxonomy and naming
C. chlorostyla was first formally described in 1997 by David Jones, Brian Molloy and Mark Clements from a specimen collected by Clements near the Tinline River. The description was published in The Orchadian.[1]
Distribution and habitat
This caladenia grows in sunny position in scrub but also in old-growth forests and frequently in mature pine plantations.[3][4]
