Caladenia saggicola in flower (ii)

Description:

Caladenia saggicola (sagg spider-orchid) flowering in the RTBG nursery.This orchid is endemic to southern Tasmania. It is critically endangered due to risks including land clearance, inappropriate fire regimes and disturbance by rabbits. The plant shown in this image is from seed germinated in 2014 by the Tasmanian Orchid Conservation and Research Program.This program is based at the Royal Tasmanian Botanical Gardens and supported through an MOU with DPIPWE, NRM South, NRM Cradle Coast, Friends of the RTBG and Threatened Plants Tasmania. For more information go to - gardens.rtbg.tas.gov.au/science-research/orchid-conservat...