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Leporella fimbriata (Fringed Hare Orchid)

Synonyms: Caladenia fimbriata (homotypic); Caladenia fimbriata var. pectinata; Eriochilus fimbriatus (homotypic); Leptoceras fimbriata (homotypic); Leptoceras pectinata (heterotypic)

Wikipedia Abstract

Leporella fimbriata, commonly known as hare orchid or fringed hare orchid, is the only species in the flowering plant genus Leporella in the orchid family, Orchidaceae and is endemic to the southern Australia mainland. It is related to orchids in the genus Caladenia but has an unusual labellum and does not have hairy leaves. Its pollination mechanism is also unusual.
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Protected Areas

Name IUCN Category Area acres Location Species Website Climate Land Use
Fitzgerald River National Park II 732417 Western Australia, Australia
Flinders Chase National Park II 81245 South Australia, Australia
Grampians National Park II 416373 Victoria, Australia

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Citations

Abstract provided by DBpedia licensed under a Creative Commons License
Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0