King Spider Orchid

Caladenia pectinata

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Caladenia pectinata, commonly known as the king spider orchid is a species of orchid endemic to the south-west of Western Australia. It has a single erect, hairy leaf and up to three large red, yellow and pale green flowers. It is especially common between Bremer Bay and Rocky Gully. There is 4 different species from this Karri Spider Orchid complex growing around the Porongurup; Caladenia brownii (Karri Spider Orchid), C. ferruginea (Rusty Spider Orchid), C. heberleana (Heberle's Spider Orchid), C. pectinata (King Spider Orchid) and C. startiorum (Start's Spider Orchid).

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  1. (c) Loxley Fedec, alguns direitos reservados (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Loxley Fedec
  2. (c) Geoffrey Derrin, alguns direitos reservados (CC BY-SA), http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Caladenia_pectinata_-_cropped.jpg
  3. (c) Wikipedia, alguns direitos reservados (CC BY-SA), https://www.inaturalist.org/guide_taxa/1106491

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