Caladenia longicauda subsp. australora Hopper & A.P.Br. 2001 SUBGENUS Calonemorchis © Photography by T Tapper . Image used with the permission of the Western Australian Herbarium, Department of Environment and Conservation (http://florabase.dec.wa.gov.au/help/copyright). Accessed on Thursday, 30 August 2012and The Flora Base Website

Common Name The Southern Caladenia - The Southern White Spider Orchid

Flower Size 2 to 3.2" [5 to 8 cm]

This terrestrial species is from southern Western Australia at elevations of 5 to 150 meters in in low woodlands and malleee vegetation and is a color variation of the type species. Differs from the norm in the relatively smaller flower, narrow lateral sepals and petals as well as a narrow labellum

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

References W3 Tropicos, Kew Monocot list , IPNI ; Native Orchids of Australia Jones 2006 as Arachnorchis longicauda subsp. australora photo good;

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