Caladenia cruscula

Caladenia cruscula Hopper & A.P.Br.

Arachnorchis cruscula; Calonemorchis cruscula

Reclining Spider Orchid

Caladenia longicauda (White Spider Orchids)

Stephen Hopper & Andrew Brown in Nuytsia 14:61-65, Figs. 7 (2001)

Salmon Gums to Israelite Bay, growing in sandy and sandy-clay soil on the edges of salt lakes and seasonally wet flats.

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A common species 180–250 mm high with a hairy leaf 80–200 mm long by 4–6 mm wide and up to two creamy-white to creamy-yellow flowers 40–50 mm across.

The petals and sepals are relatively short and stiffly held compared with most other members of the Caladenia longicauda complex.

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