Caladenia nivalis

Caladenia nivalis Hopper & A.P.Br.

Arachnorchis nivalis; Calonemorchis nivalis

Exotic Spider Orchid

Caladenia huegelii (King Spider Orchids)

Stephen Hopper & Andrew Brown in Nuytsia 14:131-133, Figs. 21M-R (2001)

Yallingup to Moses Rock, growing in shallow soil pockets on coastal granite outcrops.

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An attractive coastal species 120–200 mm high with a hairy leaf 100–180 mm long by 4–15 mm wide and up to three crystalline-white, pale pink and red flowers 50–80 mm across.

It is distinguished from the other members of the Caladenia huegelii complex by its crystalline-white, pale pink and red flowers and coastal granite habitat.

Priority Two