Caladenia excelsa Hopper & A.P.Br. 2001 SUBGENUS Arachnorchis
Lip Detail Photos by © Phytotechnic and his Flickr Orchid Photo Website
LATE EARLY
Common Name The Tall Caladenia - The Giant Spider Orchid
Flower Size 2.8 to 6" [7 to 15 cm]
Found in Western Australia in Banksia forests and Jarrah shrubby forests at elevations around 20 to 250 meters as a medium to large sized, cold growing terrestrial with a narrow, linear, pubescent, obtuse leaf that blooms in the late winter and early spring on an erect, 18 to 36" [45 to 90 cm] long, 1 to 3 flowered inflorescence.
Synonyms Arachnorchis excelsa (Hopper & A.P.Br.) D.L.Jones & M.A.Clem. 2002; Calonemorchis excelsa (Hopper & A.P.Br.) Szlach. & Rutk. 2003
References W3 Tropicos, Kew Monocot list , IPNI ; Native Orchids of Australia Jones 2006 as Arachnorchis excelsa photo good;
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