Caladenia plicata Fitzg. 1882 SUBGENUS Arachnorchis Photo courtesy of Terrestrial Orchid Gallery
Lip Detail Photo by Geoff Derrin and The Wikipedia Website
LATE EARLY
Common Name The Plicate Caladenia - The Crab-Lipped Spider Orchid
Flower Size 1.2 to 1.6" [3 to 4 cm]
Found in southwestern Western Australia in forested habitats at elevations of 5 to 100 meters as a small to medium sized, cold growing terrestrial with a single leaf and in the late winter and blooming in the early spring on an erect, 6.4 to 14" [16 to 35 cm] long, 1 to 2 flowered inflorescence.
Synonyms Arachnorchis plicata (Fitzg.) D.L.Jones & M.A.Clem. 2001; Calonema plicatum (Fitzg.) Szlach. 2001; Calonemorchis plicata (Fitzg.) Szlach. 2001
References W3 Tropicos, Kew Monocot list , IPNI ; Native Orchids of Australia Jones 2006 as Arachnorchis plicata photo fide;
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