Caladenia longicauda subsp. borealis

Caladenia longicauda subsp. borealis Hopper & A.P.Br.

Arachnorchis longicauda subsp. borealis

Daddy-long-legs White Spider Orchid

Caladenia longicauda (White Spider Orchids)

Stephen Hopper & Andrew Brown in Nuytsia 14:111-112 (2001)

Beermullah to Murchinson River, growing in sandy and sandy-clay soils in woodlands and shrublands.

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A common northern subspecies 250–400 mm high with a hairy leaf 100–250 mm long by 6–12 mm wide and up to four predominantly white flowers 90–120 mm across.

It is distinguished from the similar subsp. albella by its larger flowers, larger labellum and preference for dryer soils in upland habitat.

Not Listed