the Geraldton Sandplains biogeographic region. (C. vulgata tends to grow in drier, better-drained soils.) ConservationCaladenia elegans is listed as "Threatened" in Western Australia under the Biodiversity Conservation Act 2016. Only about 2300 plants remained in 18 populations in a 2016 survey. The main threats to the species are weed invasion and grazing and trampling by pigs and rabbits. It is also classed as "Critically Endangered" under the Commonwealth Government Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999'' (EPBC) Act. References elegans Orchids of Western Australia Endemic orchids of Australia Plants described in 2001 Endemic flora of Western Australia Taxa named by Andrew Phillip Brown