WANOSCG Orchid Fact Sheet

Caladenia macrostylis

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Name and Authority

Caladenia macrostylis Fitzg.

Synonyms (previous names)

Arachnorchis macrostylis; Phlebochilus macrostylis

Common Name

Leaping Spider Orchid

Complex Name

Caladenia 'other'

Originally Described by

Robert Fitzgerald in Gard.Chron. 17:462 (1882)

Distribution and Habitat

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

Flowering Months

· · · · · · · Aug Sep Oct Nov ·

Description

A distinctive species 160–250 mm high with a hairy leaf 100–200 mm long by 6–10 mm wide and up to three dull greenish-yellow and red flowers 30–60 mm across.

WA Conservation Code (Threatened Status)

Not Listed

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