Salt lake spider orchid | |
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Caladenia exilis subsp. exilis near Gunyidi | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Order: | Asparagales |
Family: | Orchidaceae |
Subfamily: | Orchidoideae |
Tribe: | Diurideae |
Genus: | Caladenia |
Species: | |
Subspecies: | C. e. subsp. exilis
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Trinomial name | |
Caladenia exilis subsp. exilis | |
Synonyms[1] | |
Calonemorchis exilis (Hopper & A.P.Br.) D.L.Jones & M.A.Clem. |
Caladenia exilis subsp. exilis, commonly known as the salt lake spider orchid, is a plant in the orchid family Orchidaceae and is endemic to the south-west of Western Australia. It is a relatively common spider orchid with a single erect, hairy leaf and up to three white to greenish-cream flowers with a small white, red-striped labellum.