Caladenia cristata

Caladenia cristata R.S.Rogers

Calonema cristatum; Calonemorchis cristata; Jonesiopsis cristata; Phlebochilus cristatus

Crested Spider Orchid

Caladenia roei (Small Spider Orchids)

Richard Rogers in Trans.& Proc.Roy.Soc.South Australia 47:337 (1923)

Pithara to Coorow with a disjunct population west of Beverley, growing in sandy soil on rises above saline lakes and flats.

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A rare species 180–400 mm high with a hairy leaf 80–150 mm long by 4–5 mm wide and one (rarely two) greenish-yellow and red flowers 15–20 mm across.

It is distinguished from the related Mohawk Spider Orchid (Caladenia voigtii) by its slightly smaller, more darkly marked flowers, narrowly heart-shaped labellum with taller globular tipped calli and northerly distribution.

Priority One