Caladenia voigtii

Caladenia voigtii Hopper & A.P.Br.

Calonema voigtii; Calonemorchis voigtii; Phlebochilus voigtii

Mohawk Spider Orchid

Caladenia roei (Small Spider Orchids)

Stephen Hopper & Andrew Brown in Nuytsia 14:279-280, Figs. 65G-L (2001)

Forrestania to Balladonia, growing in sandy and sandy-clay soils in shrublands and woodlands. In the north-eastern part of its range the species occupies soil pockets on granite outcrops.

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An uncommon species 80–100 mm high with a hairy leaf 50–150 mm long by 4–6 mm wide and one (rarely two) greenish-yellow and red flowers 15–20 mm across.

It is distinguished from the related Crested Spider Orchid (Caladenia cristata) by its slightly larger less darkly marked flowers, broader labellum, thicker lamina calli and easterly range of distribution.

Not Listed

Named in honour of WA Native Orchid Study and Conservation Group member(s): Don Voigt