Caladenia infundibularis A.S.George 1984 SUBGENUS Arachnorchis

Lip Detail Photos by © Colin and Mischa Rowan and their Retired Aussies Website

Part Shade Cold Spring

Common Name The Funnel Shaped Caladenia - The Funnel Shaped Spider Orchid

Flower Size 2.4 to 3.2" [6 to 8 cm]

Found in southwest Western Australia in coastal and near coastal heath and Jarrah forests at elevations of 20 to 120 meters as a small to medium sized, cold growing terrestrial with a single, linear, pubescent leaf that blooms in the spring on an erect, 10 to 18" [25 to 45 cm] long, 1 to 3 flowered inflorescence.

Synonyms Arachnorchis infundibularis (A.S.George) D.L.Jones & M.A.Clem. 2001; Calonema infundibulare (A.S.George) Szlach. 2001; Calonemorchis infundibularis (A.S.George) Szlach. 2001

References W3 Tropicos, Kew Monocot list , IPNI ; Native Orchids of Australia Jones 2006 as Arachnorchis infundibularis photo good;

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