Caladenia paludosa

Caladenia paludosa Hopper & A.P.Br.

Arachnorchis paludosa; Calonemorchis paludosa

Swamp Spider Orchid

Caladenia huegelii (King Spider Orchids)

Stephen Hopper & Andrew Brown in Nuytsia 14:133-135, Figs. 25A-D (2001)

Gingin to Gracetown and eastwards to Lake Muir, growing in sandy and sandy-clay soils in seasonally wet flats and drainage lines. In higher rainfall areas it can also be found in surrounding woodlands.

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A common species 300–500 mm high with a hairy leaf 100–250 mm long by 5–12 mm wide and up to three red, greenish-yellow and cream flowers 50–80 mm across.

It is distinguished from the related Dunsborough Spider Orchid (Caladenia viridescens) by its somewhat larger flowers with darker coloured petals and sepals, broader labellum and preference for swampy rather than well-drained soils.

Not Listed