Caladenia leucochila

Caladenia leucochila A.P.Br., R.D.Phillips & G.Brockman

Caladenia sp. ‘Collie’

Collie Spider Orchid

Caladenia huegelii (King Spider Orchids)

Andrew Brown, Ryan Phillips & Garry Brockman in Nuytsia 25:83-86, Fig. 17 (2015)

Collie to Bowelling, growing in sandy soils in forests and woodlands.

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A recently discovered species 120–400 mm high with a hairy leaf 120–200 mm long by 4–11 mm wide and up to two cream, pale yellow or greenish-yellow, red-marked flowers 40–60 mm across.

It is distinguished from the similar Bussell’s Spider Orchid (Caladenia busselliana) by its shorter petals, more prominently clubbed sepals, smaller labellum and different range of distribution.

Threatened (Endangered)