Caladenia serotina

Caladenia serotina Hopper & A.P.Br.

Arachnorchis serotina

Christmas Spider Orchid

Caladenia longicauda (White Spider Orchids)

Stephen Hopper & Andrew Brown in Nuytsia 14:453-454 (2002)

Perth to Bremer Bay, growing in sandy, sandy-clay and lateritic soils in forests, woodlands and shrublands. In the northern part of its range the species is mainly confined to seasonally wet flats and drainage lines but in southern areas is common in upland habitat.

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A late flowering species 250–600 mm high with a prominently hairy leaf 100–200 mm long by 4–20 mm wide and up to three creamy-white (more rarely red), red-marked flowers 80–100 mm across.

It is distinguished from the related White Spider Orchid (Caladenia longicauda) by its often more colourful flowers and later flowering period.

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