Caladenia longicauda subsp. longicauda

Caladenia longicauda Lindl. subsp. longicauda

Caladenia patersoni var. longicauda; Arachnorchis longicauda; Calonemorchis longicauda

White Spider Orchid

Caladenia longicauda (White Spider Orchids)

John Lindley in A Sketch of the Vegetation of the Swan River Colony: lii., t. 8A. (1840)

Reagans Ford to Albany, growing in sandy-clay and lateritic soils in forests and woodlands.

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A common subspecies 300–600 mm high with a hairy leaf 180–250 mm long by 5–15 mm wide and up to four creamy-white flowers 60–90 mm across.

It is distinguished from the subsp. clivicola, with which it sometimes grows, by its larger flowers and longer labellum fringe segments.

Not Listed