Orchidaceae — Orchid Family

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Caladenia paludosa Hopper & A.P.Br.

Caladenia paludosa Hopper & A.P.Br.

Caladenia paludosa Hopper & A.P.Br.

Caladenia paludosa, the swamp spider orchid, is a tuberous terrestrial orchid that grows in winter-swampy scrub in south-western Western Australia.

Caladenia ornata (Nicholls) D.L.Jones

Caladenia ornata (Nicholls) D.L.Jones

Caladenia ornata (Nicholls) D.L.Jones

Caladenia ornata, or ornate pink fingers, is a terrestrial orchid endemic to heathy forest in south-west Victoria that flowers from October to December.

Caladenia mentiens D.L.Jones

Caladenia mentiens D.L.Jones

Caladenia mentiens D.L.Jones

Caladenia mentiens, commonly called lesser fingers, is a small terrestrial orchid found in south-eastern Australia.

Caladenia dimidia Hopper & A.P.Br.

Caladenia dimidia Hopper & A.P.Br.

Caladenia dimidia Hopper & A.P.Br.

Caladenia dimidia, the chameleon orchid, is a common small-flowered terrestrial orchid from south-west Western Australia.

Caladenia verrucosa G.W.Carr

Caladenia verrucosa G.W.Carr

Caladenia verrucosa G.W.Carr

Caladenia verrucosa, the mallee spider orchid, is a terrestrial orchid native to southeastern Australia that grows in mallee woodland.

Caladenia barbarossa Rchb.f.

Caladenia barbarossa Rchb.f.

Caladenia barbarossa Rchb.f.

Caladenia barbarossa, common dragon orchid, is a wasp-mimicking orchid native to south-west Western Australia.

Caladenia hirta Lindl.

Caladenia hirta Lindl.

Caladenia hirta Lindl.

Caladenia hirta is a terrestrial orchid native to south-west Western Australia with two common, widespread subspecies that occupy different habitats and ranges.

Caladenia reticulata Fitzg.

Caladenia reticulata Fitzg.

Caladenia reticulata Fitzg.

Caladenia reticulata, the veined spider orchid, is a terrestrial orchid native to south-eastern Australia that flowers from September to November.

Caladenia alpina R.S.Rogers

Caladenia alpina R.S.Rogers

Caladenia alpina R.S.Rogers

Caladenia alpina, the mountain caladenia, is a tuberous terrestrial orchid native to south-eastern Australia.

Caladenia versicolor G.W.Carr

Caladenia versicolor G.W.Carr

Caladenia versicolor G.W.Carr

Caladenia versicolor, the candy spider orchid, is a rare terrestrial orchid endemic to woodland in Victoria, Australia, that flowers from September to November.

Caladenia aurantiaca (R.S.Rogers) Rupp

Caladenia aurantiaca (R.S.Rogers) Rupp

Caladenia aurantiaca (R.S.Rogers) Rupp

Caladenia aurantiaca is a terrestrial deciduous orchid from southeastern Australia with orange-tipped white flowers.

Caladenia nana Endl.

Caladenia nana Endl.

Caladenia nana Endl.

Caladenia nana is a clumping deciduous orchid native to jarrah forest winter-wet habitats in south-western Western Australia, flowering from August to November.

Caladenia formosa G.W.Carr

Caladenia formosa G.W.Carr

Caladenia formosa G.W.Carr

Caladenia formosa, the large crimson spider orchid, is a terrestrial orchid currently found only in south-eastern Australia.

Caladenia quadrifaria (R.S.Rogers) D.L.Jones

Caladenia quadrifaria (R.S.Rogers) D.L.Jones

Caladenia quadrifaria (R.S.Rogers) D.L.Jones

Caladenia quadrifaria is a pink-flowered terrestrial orchid found in coastal New South Wales forests, flowering from August to November.

Caladenia footeana Hopper & A.P.Br.

Caladenia footeana Hopper & A.P.Br.

Caladenia footeana Hopper & A.P.Br.

Caladenia footeana (crimson spider orchid) is a tuberous terrestrial orchid from south-west Western Australia.

Caladenia strigosa (D.L.Jones) R.J.Bates

Caladenia strigosa (D.L.Jones) R.J.Bates

Caladenia strigosa (D.L.Jones) R.J.Bates

Caladenia strigosa is a spider orchid that grows in shrubland with sandy soil in Coorong National Park, flowering in September and October.

Caladenia marginata Lindl.

Caladenia marginata Lindl.

Caladenia marginata Lindl.

Caladenia marginata, commonly called white fairies, is a tuberous terrestrial orchid native to south-western Western Australia.

Caladenia rigida R.S.Rogers

Caladenia rigida R.S.Rogers

Caladenia rigida R.S.Rogers

Caladenia rigida, the stiff spider orchid, is a terrestrial orchid endemic to the Mount Lofty Ranges that flowers from August to October.

Caladenia colorata D.L.Jones

Caladenia colorata D.L.Jones

Caladenia colorata D.L.Jones

Caladenia colorata is a variable-flowered terrestrial orchid found in woodland in southeastern Australia.

Caladenia chapmanii Hopper & A.P.Br.

Caladenia chapmanii Hopper & A.P.Br.

Caladenia chapmanii Hopper & A.P.Br.

Caladenia chapmanii is a terrestrial deciduous orchid that grows in southwest Australian woodland, with varied flower colouring.

Caladenia heberleana Hopper & A.P.Br.

Caladenia heberleana Hopper & A.P.Br.

Caladenia heberleana Hopper & A.P.Br.

Caladenia heberleana, or Heberle's spider orchid, is a tuberous terrestrial orchid from Western Australia that flowers from September to October.

Caladenia arrecta Hopper & A.P.Br.

Caladenia arrecta Hopper & A.P.Br.

Caladenia arrecta Hopper & A.P.Br.

Caladenia arrecta, the reaching spider orchid, is a tuberous terrestrial orchid found across southwestern Western Australia in varied habitats.

Caladenia lobata Fitzg.

Caladenia lobata Fitzg.

Caladenia lobata Fitzg.

Caladenia lobata, the butterfly orchid, is an orchid species native to southwestern Western Australia.

Caladenia ampla (D.L.Jones) G.N.Backh.

Caladenia ampla (D.L.Jones) G.N.Backh.

Caladenia ampla (D.L.Jones) G.N.Backh.

Caladenia ampla is a tuberous terrestrial orchid endemic to the goldfields region of Victoria, Australia, flowering in September and October.

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