Caladenia denticulata subsp. rubella

Caladenia denticulata subsp. rubella A.P.Br. & G.Brockman

Caladenia denticulata subsp. ‘jarrah forest’; Caladenia denticulata subsp. ‘red’

Clumped Spider Orchid

Caladenia filamentosa (Wispy Spider Orchids)

Andrew Brown & Garry Brockman in Nuytsia 25:74-76, Fig. 12 (2015)

Harvey to Gunyidi, growing in sandy-clay and clay soils in woodlands and shrublands. In the southern part of its range the subspecies is common in shallow soil pockets on granite outcrops.

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A colourful subspecies 150–300 mm high with a hairy leaf 60–180 mm long by 2–4 mm wide and up to two predominantly red or red-marked flowers 50–90 mm across. As its common name suggests the subspecies has a clumping habit.

It is distinguished from the other subspecies by its more colourful red or red-marked flowers.

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