Curtis, W.M. (1980), Angiospermae: Orchidaceae. The Student's Flora of Tasmania 4A: 107, 133 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "The Plains, Naracoopa, King Island, Tasmania, leg. P. Barnett et W.M. Curtis, 29.10.1976. (HO 29978)."

Jones, D.L. (1988), Native Orchids of Australia: 103-104 [secondary reference]

common name: Tiny Caladenia [n/a]

Clements, M.A. in Jones, D.L. (ed.) (August 1989), Catalogue of Australian Orchidaceae. Australian Orchid Research 1: 29 [secondary reference]

pro parte taxonomic synonym: Caladenia carnea var. pygmaea R.S.Rogers legitimate

• APC Dist.: SA, NSW, Vic, Tas

Bates, R.J. & Weber, J.Z. (7 December 1990), Orchids of South Australia: 53-54 (map), Fig. 67, Plate 61 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Caladenia minor Hook.f. legitimate common name: pygmy caladenia [n/a] common name: Small caladenia [n/a]

• Etymology: "The name pusilla (very small) refers to the diminutive size of the whole plane, including the flower."

Bernhardt, P. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (1993), Caladenia. Flora of New South Wales 4: 207 [secondary reference]

common name: Tiny Caladenia [n/a]

Entwisle, T.J. in Walsh, N.G. & Entwisle, T.J. (ed.) (1994), Orchidaceae. Flora of Victoria Edn. 1, 2: 764, Fig. 151f-h [secondary reference]

pro parte taxonomic synonym: Caladenia carnea var. pygmaea R.S.Rogers legitimate common name: Pygmy Caladenia [n/a]

Bishop, A. (1996), Field guide to the orchids of New South Wales and Victoria Edn. 1: 131, Plate 319 [secondary reference]

common name: Tiny Caladenia [n/a]

Jones, D.L. in Banks, D.P. (ed.) (1998), A taxonomic review of Caladenia in Tasmania. Australian Orchid Research 3: 39 [secondary reference]

Jones, D.L., Wapstra, H., Tonelli, P. & Harris, S. (1999), The Orchids of Tasmania: 86 [secondary reference]

common name: Tiny Caladenia [n/a]

Bishop, A. (2000), Field guide to the orchids of New South Wales and Victoria Edn. 2: 131, Plate 319 [secondary reference]

Jones, D.L., Clements, M.A., Sharma, I.K. & Mackenzie, A.M. (September 2001), A new classification of Caladenia R.Br. (Orchidaceae). The Orchadian 13(9): 410 [secondary reference]

Jones, D.L., Clements, M.A., Sharma, I.K. & Mackenzie, A.M. (September 2001), A new classification of Caladenia R.Br. (Orchidaceae). The Orchadian 13(9): 410 [basionym]

basionym of: Petalochilus pusillus (W.M.Curtis) D.L.Jones & M.A.Clem. legitimate

Jeanes, J.A. in Ross, J.H. & Walsh, N.G. (June 2003), Orchidaceae. A Census of the Vascular Plants of Victoria Edn. 7: 18, 19, 23 [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Petalochilus pusillus (W.M.Curtis) D.L.Jones & M.A.Clem. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Caladenia carnea var. pygmaea R.S.Rogers legitimate misapplication: Caladenia minor (R.Br.) Rchb.f. nom. illeg. by Reichenbach, H.G. (1871), Bemerkungen fur eine australische orchideenkunde. Beitrage zur Systematischen Pflanzenkunde: 67 misapplication: Caladenia carnea var. minor (Hook.f.) Hatch legitimate by Hatch, E.D. (1945), Transactions and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New Zealand 76: 368 misapplication: Caladenia catenata var. minor (Hook.f.) W.M.Curtis legitimate by Curtis, W.M. (1980), Angiospermae: Orchidaceae. The Student's Flora of Tasmania 4A: 106, 133

Hopper, S.D. & Brown, A.P. (29 April 2004), Robert Brown's Caladenia revisited, including a revision of its sister genera Cyanicula, Ericksonella and Pheladenia (Caladeniinae: Orchidaceae). Australian Systematic Botany 17(2): 186 [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Petalochilus pusillus (W.M.Curtis) D.L.Jones & M.A.Clem. legitimate pro parte taxonomic synonym: Caladenia carnea var. pygmaea R.S.Rogers legitimate

Barker, W.R., Barker, R.M., Jessop, J. & Vonow, H. (ed.) (18 March 2005), Census of South Australian Vascular Plants 5th Edition. Journal of the Adelaide Botanic Gardens Supplement 1: 194 [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Petalochilus pusillus (W.M.Curtis) D.L.Jones & M.A.Clem. legitimate pro parte misapplication: Caladenia carnea var. pygmaea R.S.Rogers legitimate by Rogers, R.S. (23 December 1927), Contributions to the Orchidaceous flora of Australia. Transactions and proceedings of the Royal Society of South Australia 51: 13

Backhouse, G., Kosky, B., Rouse, D. & Turner, J. (2016), Bush Gems: A Guide to the Wild Orchids of Victoria, Australia: [pp. 38-39 of PDF] (photos, map) [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Petalochilus pusillus (W.M.Curtis) D.L.Jones & M.A.Clem. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Caladenia minor Hook.f. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Caladenia carnea var. pygmaea R.S.Rogers legitimate taxonomic synonym: Caladenia carnea var. minor (Hook.f.) Hatch legitimate taxonomic synonym: Caladenia catenata var. minor (Hook.f.) W.M.Curtis legitimate common name: Tiny Fingers [n/a]

de Salas, M.F. & Baker, M.L. (2016), Tasmanian vascular plant census. A Census of the Vascular Plants of Tasmania, including Macquarie Island: 96 [secondary reference]

misapplication: Caladenia carnea var. pygmaea R.S.Rogers legitimate by Curtis, W.M. (15 August 1953), A census of the Orchids of Tasmania, 1953. Papers and Proceedings of the Royal Society of Tasmania 87: 139

Backhouse, G.N., Bates, R.J., Brown, A.P. & Copeland, L.M. (1 March 2016), Checklist of the orchids of Australia including its island territories: 11, 68, 93, 105, 111 [secondary reference]

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (28 February 2018), Australian Plant Census: - APC [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Petalochilus pusillus (W.M.Curtis) D.L.Jones & M.A.Clem. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Caladenia pygmaea Kuiter nom. inval. misapplication: Caladenia catenata var. minor (Hook.f.) W.M.Curtis legitimate by Curtis, W.M. (1980), Angiospermae: Orchidaceae. The Student's Flora of Tasmania 4A: 106, 133 misapplication: Caladenia carnea var. minor (Hook.f.) Hatch legitimate by Jacobs, S.W.L. & Pickard, J. (1981), Plants of New South Wales: 27 misapplication: Caladenia catenata var. minor (Hook.f.) W.M.Curtis legitimate by Clements, M.A. in Jones, D.L. (ed.) (August 1989), Catalogue of Australian Orchidaceae. Australian Orchid Research 1: 28 misapplication: Caladenia minor Hook.f. legitimate by Bates, R.J. & Weber, J.Z. in Jessop, J.P. (ed.) (September 1993), Orchidaceae. A list of the vascular plants of South Australia Edn. 4: 130 misapplication: Caladenia minor Hook.f. legitimate by Jones, D.L. in Banks, D.P. (ed.) (1998), A taxonomic review of Caladenia in Tasmania. Australian Orchid Research 3: 45 misapplication: Petalochilus minor (Hook.f.) D.L.Jones & M.A.Clem. legitimate by Jones, D.L., Clements, M.A., Sharma, I.K. & Mackenzie, A.M. (September 2001), A new classification of Caladenia R.Br. (Orchidaceae). The Orchadian 13(9): 410

• APC Dist.: SA, NSW, Vic, Tas

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (28 February 2018), Australian Plant Census: - [misapplied]

misapplied to: Caladenia sp. White (R.Bates 41056) R.J.Bates [n/a] by Bates, R.J. & Weber, J.Z. (7 December 1990), Orchids of South Australia: 53-54 (map), Fig. 67, Plate 61

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (28 February 2018), Australian Plant Census: - [misapplied]

misapplied to: Caladenia pygmaea (R.S.Rogers) R.J.Bates legitimate by Bates, R.J. & Weber, J.Z. (7 December 1990), Orchids of South Australia: 53-54 (map), Fig. 67, Plate 61

Jones, D.L. (January 2021), Native Orchids of Australia Edn. 3: 82 [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Petalochilus pusillus (W.M.Curtis) D.L.Jones & M.A.Clem. legitimate common name: Tiny Fingers [n/a]

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