Cyanicula sericea

Silky blue orchid
Cyanicula sericea in Mount Barker, Western Australia
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Orchidoideae
Tribe: Diurideae
Genus: Cyanicula
Species:
C. sericea
Binomial name
Cyanicula sericea
Synonyms
  • Caladenia sericea Lindl.
  • Cyanicula sericea N.Hoffman & A.P.Br. nom. inval.
  • Cyanicula sericea Paczk. & A.R.Chapm. nom. inval.
  • Pentisea sericea (Lindl.) Szlach.

Cyanicula sericea, commonly known as the silky blue orchid, is a plant in the orchid family Orchidaceae and is endemic to the south-west of Western Australia. It is a common orchid in the high rainfall areas of the state and has a single, broad, silky leaf and up to four blue-mauve flowers.

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