Orchidaceae Caladenia

Chapmans spider orchid

Chapmans Spider Orchid Caladenia chapmanii comes in different colour forms from nearly white through to this one - nearly purple. Photo by Graeme W.

Carousel Orchid

Carbunup King Spider Orchid

Photo by Graeme W. The Carbunup King Spider Orchid , Caladenia procera, a quite rare orchid found in a small area of the Dunsborough area

Cape spider orchid

Photo by Graeme W. This yellow orchid is the cape spider, the very rare Caladenia caesarea.

Clubbed Spider Orchid

Growing up to 400 mm high. Two greenish/yellow white red flowers. Fawnish-yellow clubbed petals and sepals. Fairly long fringe segments.

Caladenia sp.

Photo by Graeme W. Unidentified caladenia. The petals are short and held up and are also partly clubbed.

Caladenia hybrid

Caladenia denticulata subsp. red flowering

This orchid has the same characteristics as the Yellow spider orchid except that the petals are red in colour.

Caladenia - Yellow Spider Orchid

The orchid normally has rich yellow petals some times white to pale yellow are seen. The labellum is white with pale red markings. A version with red petals can be found.

Butterfly Orchid

Bussells Spider Orchid

Photo by Graeme W. who decided to show how endangered some of our orchids are. This is Bussells Spider Orchid, Caladenia busselliana. It was discovered by Greg Bussell in 1990.

Broad Lipped Spider Orchid

Common Coastal Spider Orchid Grows 250 - 500mm Variably Red Cream, Green Yellow flowers. Found in isolated pockets in the south west.

Boranup Spider Orchid

Photo by Graeme W. One of the rare Caladenias only discovered in 2006 by Greg Bussell. Greg is perhaps the foremost expert on orchids in the lower and south west areas .

Bee Orchid

Although there is general agreement that this orchid is discoidea, it appears to be known by both common names, Dancing Spider and Bee Orchid. Grows to 100mm - 450mm.

Caladenia hybrid Spider Orchid

Coastal spider orchid

Photo by Graeme W. One of the rarer orchids . This is the coastal spider orchid, Caladenia abbreviata. It flowers in November and is found in isolated pockets near Augusta.

Coastal Spider Orchid

Late flowering Spider Orchid Grows to 200 - 300mm Spreading Petals and lateral sepals Declared Priority Flora in WA Coastal Habitation

Common spider orchid

The common white spider orchid, is probably the most misidentified orchid in WA. While common, it has different forms in different areas making for a difficult identification.

Grand spider orchid, Caladenia huegelii.

Photo by Graeme W. Confirmed as Grand spider orchid, Caladenia huegelii. This red and white spider orchid only occurs in a very small area and flowers later than others Caladenias.

Grand Spider Orchid hybrid

This is the biggest orchid I've seen this year , with very long sepals and petals. It is a cross between the grand and the sandplain spider orchids. The fringing is also very long,

Grand Spider Orchid

Tuberous, perennial, herb, 0.25-0.6 m high. Fl. green & cream & red, Sep to Oct. Grey or brown sand, clay loam. Grand Spider Orchid is listed as Threatened Flora (Declared Rare Flora).

Giant spider orchid

The giant spider orchid, Caladenia excelsa often grows up to 1.5 metres high with a large flower and long sepals and petals, uncommon. Photo by Graeme W.

Funnelweb Spider Orchid

another distinct spider orchid

Funnel Web Spider Orchid

Photo by Graeme W.