This native groundcover is commonly known as white fingers.
Caladenia catenata is described as a "monocot" in the Orchidaceae family.
In the Queensland Nature Conservation Act it is classified as Least Concern. Under the Federal Environment Protection Biodiversity Conservation Act it is not classified.
A small plant with a single linear leaf 5-10cm high. Flower stem 12-18cm high with 1-4 pure white, greenish white or pinkish flowers 1.5-2cm in diameter. Flowering period May-July. Not common. Maaroom (Poona N/P); K'gari (Fraser Island); Tinnanbar. (Alan Logan). An iconic flowering ground orchid within the region. Listed as a special least concern species in Queensland (https://www.qld.gov.au/environment/plants-animals/plants/protected-plants/harvesting).
https://inaturalist.ala.org.au/observations/103288310
It has been recorded in the Wide Bay district in the Queensland Herbarium Census and is listed as occurring in the Fraser Coast region in Queensland Herbarium Wildlife Online.
Reported at 5 Fraser Coast localities: Boonooroo Plains, Teddington, Tinnanbar, Walliebum, Walligan.
Fraser Coast distribution based on unverified field reports.
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