Purple-veined spider orchid | |
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Caladenia doutchiae growing in Beverley | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Order: | Asparagales |
Family: | Orchidaceae |
Subfamily: | Orchidoideae |
Tribe: | Diurideae |
Genus: | Caladenia |
Species: | C. doutchiae
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Binomial name | |
Caladenia doutchiae | |
Synonyms | |
Caladenia doutchiae, commonly known as the purple-veined clown orchid[2] or purple-veined spider orchid[3] is a species of orchid endemic to the south-west of Western Australia. It has a single hairy leaf and usually only one greenish-yellow and red flower with short, downswept petals, and lateral sepals that are broad at the base then narrow to a glandular tip.