Friends of Baluk Willam Nature Conservation Reserve
Species Database

This database has been compiled to showcase some of the species found in the reserve.

White Fingers


Title	White Fingers
Category	Orchid
Subject	Caladenia
Common Name	White Fingers
Scientific Name	Petalochilus catenatus (Caladenia catenata)
Flowering Time	sep,oct
Photo Date	02-Oct-2007 15:10
Photographer	R Richter
Post Date	21-Oct-2007
Description	This large finger orchid usually has a white flower with an orange labellum tip but sometimes the flowers are pink (as in the photo). Usually one flower but occasionally two.
Distribution	There are several small colonies around the reserve, best viewed on the eastern side of the road in the north.