Caladenia erythronema

Caladenia erythronema A.P.Br. & G.Brockman

Caladenia sp. ‘Wyalkatchem’; Caladenia sp. ‘Nyabing’

Red Thread Spider Orchid

Caladenia filamentosa (Wispy Spider Orchids)

Andrew Brown & Garry Brockman in Nuytsia 25:76-79, Fig. 13 (2015)

Dowering to Nyabing, growing in sandy-clay soils in open woodlands and shrublands.

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A common species 200–300 mm high with a dull hairy leaf 60–100 mm long by 3-5 mm wide and up to three red, yellow or cream flowers 30–60 mm across. The petals and sepals are covered in deep-red hairs which are particularly noticeable in the early morning or late afternoon sunlight.

It is distinguished from the related Chameleon Spider Orchid (Caladenia dimidia) by its usually longer, pendulous petals and lateral sepals and its often more colourful dull red to pinkish-red, rather than cream or pale yellow flowers.

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