Caladenia speciosa Hopper & A.P.Br. 2001SUBGENUS Arachnorchis
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Common Name The Outstanding Caladenia - The Sandplain White Spider Orchid
Flower Size 4 to 6" [10 to 15 cm]
This terrestrial species is from southwest Western Australia at elevations of 50 to 100 meters in woodlands in deep sand as a medium sized, cold growing terrestrial with a narrow, linear, pubescent, obtuse leaf that blooms in the late winter and early spring on an erect, 14 to 24" [35 to 60 cm] long, 1 to 4 flowered inflorescence.
Synonyms Arachnorchis speciosa (Hopper & A.P.Br.) D.L.Jones & M.A.Clem. 2002; Calonemorchis speciosa (Hopper & A.P.Br.) Szlach. & Rutk. 2003
References W3 Tropicos, Kew Monocot list , IPNI ; Native Orchids of Australia Jones 2006 as Arachnorchis speciosa photo good;
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