Cyanicula caerulea

Eastern tiny blue china orchid
Cyanicula caerulea growing on Black Mountain in the A.C.T.
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Orchidoideae
Tribe: Diurideae
Genus: Cyanicula
Species:
C. caerulea
Binomial name
Cyanicula caerulea
Synonyms
List
    • Caladenia caerulea R.Br.
    • Caladenia caerulea R.Br. var. caerulea
    • Caladenia caerulea var. heliotropica Rupp
    • Caladenia coerulea F.Muell. orth. var.
    • Cyanicula caerulea N.Hoffman & A.P.Br. nom. inval.
    • Cyanicula caerulea J.W.Green nom. inval.
    • Cyanicula caerulea P.Bernhardt nom. inval., pro syn.
    • Cyanicula caerulea Paczk. & A.R.Chapm. nom. inval.
    • Cyanicula caerulea var. heliotropica (Rupp) Hopper & A.P.Br.
    • Pentisea caerulea (R.Br.) Szlach.

Cyanicula caerulea, commonly known as the eastern tiny blue china orchid, blue caladenia or blue fairy is a plant in the orchid family Orchidaceae and is endemic to eastern Australia. It has a single narrow leaf and a single blue flower.

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