WANOSCG Orchid Fact Sheet

Caladenia corynephora

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Name and Authority

Caladenia corynephora A.S.George

Synonyms (previous names)

Arachnorchis corynephora; Calonema corynephora; Calonemorchis corynephora

Common Name

Club-lipped Spider Orchid

Complex Name

Caladenia hoffmanii (Hoffman's Spider Orchids)

Originally Described by

Alexander George in Nuytsia 1:158-160 (1971)

Distribution and Habitat

Dunsborough to Two Peoples Bay, growing in sandy-clay, clay and loam soils in forests, woodlands and shrublands.

Flowering Months

Jan Feb · · · · · · · · Nov Dec

Description

A late flowering species 250–400 mm high with a hairy leaf 150–200 mm long by 8–10 mm wide and up to two greenish-yellow and red flowers 40–60 mm across

Distinguishing Features

It is the only Western Australian Caladenia to have a clubbed labellum apex.

WA Conservation Code (Threatened Status)

Not Listed

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