Caladenia necrophylla

Late green-comb spider orchid
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Orchidoideae
Tribe: Diurideae
Genus: Caladenia
Species:
C. necrophylla
Binomial name
Caladenia necrophylla
Synonyms[1]
  • Arachnorchis necrophylla (D.L.Jones) D.L.Jones & M.A.Clem.
  • Calonema necrophyllum (D.L.Jones) Szlach.
  • Calonemorchis necrophylla (D.L.Jones) Szlach.

Caladenia necrophylla, commonly known as late green-comb spider orchid, is a species of orchid endemic to South Australia. It has a single leaf and a single yellowish-green flower with red lines along the sepals and petals. It is unusual in that the leaf has completely withered before the flower opens, and sometimes even before the flower spike appears.

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