Caladenia longicauda Lindl. 1840SUBGENUS Arachnorchis

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Closer Photo Photo by Malcolm Thomas of Australia

Common Name The Long Petaled Caladenia - The Large Whiote Spider Orchid

Flower Size 2.4 to 3.6" [6 to 9 cm]

This large sized, cold growing terrestrial species is from southern Western Australia at elevations of 100 to 300 meters in open woodlands with a single downy leaf that blooms in the spring on an erect, 30" [85 cm] long, 1 to 5 flowered inflorescence

Synonyms Arachnorchis longicauda (Lindl.) D.L.Jones & M.A.Clem. 2001; Caladenia patersoni var. longicauda (Lindl.) R.S.Rogers 1920; Calonema longicauda (Lindl.) Szlach. 2001; Calonemorchis longicauda (Lindl.) Szlach. 2001

References W3 Tropicos, Kew Monocot list , IPNI ; AOS Bulletin Vol 27 No 5 1958 drawing fide; Orchids of Australia Nicholls 1969 as C pattersonii var longicaudata drawing fide; Orchid Digest Vol 66 #3 2002 photo fide; Flora's Orchids Nash & La Croix 2005; Australian Orchid Review Vol 71 No 2 2006 photo; Australian Orchid Review Vol 71 No 1 2006 photo; Native Orchids of Australia Jones 2006 as Arachnorchis longicaudata photo fide;

Caladenia longicauda subsp. albella Hopper & A.P.Br. 2001

SUBGENUS Calonemorchis

Part Shade Cold LATE WinterEARLYSpring

Synonyms Arachnorchis longicauda subsp. albella (Hopper & A.P.Br.) D.L.Jones & M.A.Clem.2002

Caladenia longicauda subsp. australora Hopper & A.P.Br. 2001

SUBGENUS Calonemorchis

Synonyms Arachnorchis longicauda subsp. australora (Hopper & A.P.Br.) D.L.Jones & M.A.Clem. 2002

Caladenia longicauda subsp. borealis Hopper & A.P.Br. 2001

SUBGENUS Calonemorchis

Synonyms Arachnorchis longicauda subsp. borealis (Hopper & A.P.Br.) D.L.Jones & M.A.Clem. 2002

Caladenia longicauda subsp. calcigena Hopper & A.P.Br. 2001

SUBGENUS Calonemorchis

Synonyms Arachnorchis longicauda subsp. calcigena (Hopper & A.P.Br.) D.L.Jones & M.A.Clem. 2002

Caladenia longicauda subsp. clivicola Hopper & A.P.Br. 2001

SUBGENUS Calonemorchis

Synonyms Arachnorchis longicauda subsp. clivicola (Hopper & A.P.Br.) D.L.Jones & M.A.Clem. 2002

Caladenia longicauda subsp. crassa Hopper & A.P.Br. 2001

SUBGENUS Calonemorchis

Synonyms Arachnorchis longicauda subsp. crassa (Hopper & A.P.Br.) D.L.Jones & M.A.Clem. 2002

Caladenia longicauda var eminens Domin 1912

SUBGENUS Calonemorchis

Synonyms Arachnorchis longicauda subsp. eminens (Domin) D.L.Jones & M.A.Clem. 2002; Caladenia eminens (Domin) M.A.Clem. & D.L.Jones 1989; Caladenia longicauda var. eminens Domin 1912; Calonema eminens (Domin) Szlach. 2001; Calonemorchis eminens (Domin) Szlach. 2001

Caladenia longicauda subsp. merrittii Hopper & A.P.Br. 2001

Synonyms Arachnorchis longicauda subsp. merrittii (Hopper & A.P.Br.) D.L.Jones & M.A.Clem. 2002

Caladenia longicauda subsp. redacta Hopper & A.P.Br. 2001

SUBGENUS Calonemorchis

Synonyms Arachnorchis longicauda subsp. redacta (Hopper & A.P.Br.) D.L.Jones & M.A.Clem. 2002

Caladenia longicauda subsp. rigidula Hopper & A.P.Br. 2001

SUBGENUS Calonemorchis

Synonyms Arachnorchis longicauda subsp. rigidula (Hopper & A.P.Br.) D.L.Jones & M.A.Clem. 2002

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