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Pheladenia (= Caladenia deformis) Orchidaceae) 4a:30    
Pheladenia deformis (Blue Fairies) is an uncommon orchid that grows in heathy and grassy open forests.

This species is similar in growth habit to Caladenia species, with a single, narrow, erect leaf, and a very thin and wiry erect flowering stem (scape), that bears a single flower. The flower is bright blue and large (~3-4 cm across), with widely spreading sepals and petals.

Pheladenia deformis hybridises with Glossodia major to produce the hybrid XGlossadenia.

 

 
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