Caladenia ultima

Caladenia ultima Hopper & A.P.Br.

Calonema ultima; Calonemorchis ultima; Jonesiopsis ultima

Late Spider Orchid

Caladenia filamentosa (Wispy Spider Orchids)

Stephen Hopper & Andrew Brown in Nuytsia 14:277-279, Fig.70 (2001)

East of Manjimup to Stirling Range, growing in clay and sandy-clay soil on the edges of seasonally wet flats and creeklines, flowering best in the season following summer fire.

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A late flowering species 150–250 mm high with a hairy leaf 60–150 mm long by 2–4 mm wide and up to three creamy-white to creamy-yellow flowers 60–90 mm across.

It is distinguished from other members of the Caladenia filamentosa complex by its late October- December flowering period.

Priority Two