Caladenia rhomboidiformis

Caladenia rhomboidiformis (E.Coleman) M.A.Clem. & Hopper

Caladenia dilatata var. rhomboidiformis; Caladenia longiclavata var. rhomboidiformis; Arachnorchis rhomboidiformis; Calonema rhomboidiforme; Calonemorchis rhomboidiformis

Diamond Spider Orchid

Caladenia longiclavata (Clubbed Spider Orchids)

Edith Coleman in The Victorian Naturalist 46: 197 (1930) as Caladenia dilatata var. rhomboidiformis

Busselton to Augusta and eastwards to Nannup, growing in sandy, sandy-clay and lateritic soils in forests and woodlands.

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A geographically restricted species 200–400 mm high with a hairy leaf 120–200 mm long by 20–25 mm wide and up to two green, yellow and red flowers 40–60 mm across.

It is distinguished from other members of the Caladenia longiclavata complex in having pointed, rather than clubbed petals.

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