Caladenia longicauda

Caladenia longicauda

Beautiful white spider orchid – Caladenia longicauda This orchid was collected by James Drummond in 1839 and named by John Lindley in the following year. Eleven subspecies are currently recognised. All have predominantly white flowers with long filamentous petals and sepals. During spring it can be found in bushland, particularly Jarrah forests.

It has a single green hairy leaf 10-15 cms long and 0.5 -2 cms wide which is marked with reddish-purple spots near the base. The flower stem is 25-60cms tall and bears one to four creamy white flowers of 7-10 cm across, which are marked with red or pink. The filamentous petals and lateral sepals which are up to 10 cms long, curve downwards and hang. There are currently thirteen subsepecies of Caladenia longicauda known. Info from Orchids of the South-West – Dept Environ & Conservation booklet

This orchid, the one and only for me this season, was found at Bunkers Bay in SW Western Australia.

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