Caladenia longiclavata E. Coleman 1930 SUBGENUS Arachnorchis Photo by Ron Heberle and the Thelymitra Page of The Species Orchid Society of Western Australia

Side View of Flower Photos by © Colin and Mischa Rowan and their Retired Aussies Website

Common Name The Long Clubbed Caladenia

Flower Size 1.6 to 2" [4 to 5 cm]

Found in Western Australia at elevations of 20 to 250 meters in dense Jarrah and Karri forests as a small to medium sized, cold growing terrestrial with a single leaf that blooms in the spring on an erect, 8 to 14" [20 to 35 cm] long, 1 to 2 flowered inflorescence.

Synonyms Arachnorchis longiclavata (E.Coleman) D.L.Jones & M.A.Clem. 2001; Calonema longiclavata (E. Coleman) Szlach. 2001; Calonemorchis longiclavata (E.Coleman) Szlach. 2001

References W3 Tropicos, Kew Monocot list , IPNI ; Orchids of Australia Nicholls 1969 drawing fide; Native Orchids of Australia Jones 2006 as Arachnorchis longiclavata photo fide; Mille et Une Mini Orchideees Roguenant 2009 photo fide;

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