White Spider Orchid

Caladenia longicauda

Summary 5

Caladenia longicauda is a species of plant in the White Spider Orchid complex of the orchid family Orchidaceae and is endemic to the south-west of Western Australia. It is distinguished by its large leaf and by its up to five large, white flowers which have drooping sepals and petals with long, thickish brown "tails". There is 3 subspecies of C. longicauda that may appear in the Porongurup area; C. longicauda ssp. longicauda (White Spider Orchid), C. longicauda ssp. eminens (Start White Spider Orchid) and C. longicauda ssp. redacta (Tangled White Spider Orchid).

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  1. (c) Jean and Fred, alguns direitos reservados (CC BY), http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Caladenia_longicauda_-_King_Spider_(2855351764).jpg
  2. (c) User:JarrahTree, alguns direitos reservados (CC BY), http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Bewmalling_reserve-7.JPG
  3. (c) Russell Cumming, alguns direitos reservados (CC BY), http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Caladenia_longicauda_eminens.jpg
  4. (c) Ilena, alguns direitos reservados (CC BY-SA), http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Caladenia_longicauda_subsp._calcigena_-_Flickr_002.jpg
  5. (c) Wikipedia, alguns direitos reservados (CC BY-SA), https://www.inaturalist.org/guide_taxa/1107547

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