Dainty spider orchid | |
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Caladenia uliginosa subsp. uliginosa growing near Bowelling | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Order: | Asparagales |
Family: | Orchidaceae |
Subfamily: | Orchidoideae |
Tribe: | Diurideae |
Genus: | Caladenia |
Species: | |
Subspecies: | C. u. subsp. uliginosa
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Trinomial name | |
Caladenia uliginosa subsp. uliginosa | |
Synonyms[1] | |
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Caladenia uliginosa subsp. uliginosa, commonly known as the dainty spider orchid,[2] or darting spider orchid[3] is a plant in the orchid family Orchidaceae and is endemic to the south-west of Western Australia. It has a single hairy leaf and up to four greenish-cream flowers which have a forward-projecting labellum with a dark red tip.