The following is a list of species recognised by the Australian Plant Census and the New Zealand Plant Conservation Network [ 1] [ 2] Common names are mostly those given by David L. Jones ,[ 3] or sometimes (especially for more recently described species or subspecies), those used by Andrew Brown .[ 4]
Caladenia abbreviata Hopper & A.P.Br. - coastal spider orchid
Caladenia actensis D.L.Jones & M.A.Clem. - Canberra spider orchid
Caladenia × aestantha Hopper & A.P.Br.
Caladenia aestiva D.L.Jones - summer spider-orchid
Caladenia alata R.Br. - fairy caladenia
Caladenia alpina R.S.Rogers - alpine caladenia
Caladenia ambusta A.P.Br. & G.Brockman - Boranup spider orchid
Caladenia amnicola D.L.Jones - Bundarra spider orchid
Caladenia amoena D.L.Jones - charming spider orchid
Caladenia ampla (D.L.Jones) G.N.Backh. - dainty spider orchid
Caladenia ancylosa (D.L.Jones) G.N.Backh. - Genoa spider orchid
Caladenia angustata Lindl. - white caps
Caladenia anthracina D.L.Jones - black-lipped spider orchid
Caladenia applanata Hopper & A.P.Br.
Caladenia arenaria Fitzg. - sand-hill spider orchid
Caladenia arenicola Hopper & A.P.Br. - carousel spider orchid
Caladenia argocalla D.L.Jones - white beauty spider orchid
Caladenia armata (D.L.Jones) G.N.Backh.
Caladenia arrecta Hopper & A.P.Br. - reaching spider orchid
Caladenia atradenia D.L.Jones, Molloy & M.A.Clem. - bronze fingers (N.Z. )
Caladenia atrata D.L.Jones - dark caladenia
Caladenia atrochila D.L.Jones
Caladenia atroclavia D.L.Jones & M.A.Clem. - black-clubbed spider orchid
Caladenia atrovespa (D.L.Jones) G.N.Backh. - thin-clubbed mantis orchid
Caladenia attenuata (Brinsley) D.L.Jones - Duramana fingers
Caladenia attingens Hopper & A.P.Br. - mantis orchids
Caladenia audasii R.S.Rogers - McIvor spider-orchid
Caladenia aurantiaca (R.S.Rogers) Rupp orange-tip caladenia
Caladenia aurulenta (D.L.Jones) R.J.Bates
Caladenia australis G.W.Carr - southern spider-orchid
Caladenia barbarella Hopper & A.P.Br. - small dragon orchid
Caladenia barbarossa Rchb.f. - common dragon orchid
Caladenia bartlettii (Hatch) D.L.Jones (N.Z.)
Caladenia behrii Schltdl. - pink-lipped spider orchid
Caladenia bicalliata R.S.Rogers
Caladenia bigeminata A.P.Br. & G.Brockman
Caladenia brachyscapa G.W.Carr - short spider-orchid
Caladenia branwhitei (D.L.Jones) G.N.Backh.
Caladenia brevisura Hopper & A.P.Br. - short-sepalled spider orchid
Caladenia brownii Hopper & A.P.Br. - karri spider orchid
Caladenia brumalis D.L.Jones - winter spider orchid
Caladenia bruniella (R.J.Bates ) R.J.Bates
Caladenia bryceana R.S.Rogers
Caladenia busselliana Hopper & A.P.Br. - Bussell's spider orchid
Caladenia cadyi (D.L.Jones) G.N.Backh.
Caladenia caesarea (Domin) M.A.Clem. & Hopper
Caladenia cairnsiana F.Muell. - zebra orchid
Caladenia × cala Hopper & A.P.Br.
Caladenia calcicola G.W.Carr - Bats Ridges spider orchid
Caladenia callitrophila D.L.Jones - Berrigan spider orchid
Caladenia campbellii D.L.Jones - thick-stem caladenia
Caladenia campestris (R.J.Bates ) R.J.Bates
Caladenia capillata (Tate) D.L.Jones - white daddy long legs, wispy spider orchid
Caladenia cardiochila Tate - heart-lip spider-orchid
Caladenia carnea R.Br. - pink fingers orchid
Caladenia catenata (Sm.) Druce - white caladenia, white fingers and lady's fingers
Caladenia caudata Nicholls - tailed spider orchid
Caladenia chamaephylla D.L.Jones - redleaf fingers
Caladenia chapmanii Hopper & A.P.Br. - Chapman's spider orchid
Caladenia × eludens Hopper & A.P.Br.
Caladenia chlorostyla D.L.Jones, Molloy & M.A.Clem. (N.Z.)
Caladenia christineae Hopper & A.P.Br. - Christine's spider orchid
Caladenia citrina Hopper & A.P.Br. - Margaret River spider orchid
Caladenia clarkiae D.L.Jones - pink caps
Caladenia clavescens (D.L.Jones) G.N.Backh.
Caladenia clavigera A.Cunn. ex Lindl. - plain-lip spider-orchid
Caladenia clavula D.L.Jones - small-clubbed spider orchid
Caladenia cleistantha D.L.Jones - closed caladenia
Caladenia × coactescens Hopper & A.P.Br.
Caladenia coactilis D.L.Jones - thick fingers
Caladenia colorata D.L.Jones - coloured spider-orchid, small western spider-orchid, painted spider-orchid
Caladenia concinna (Rupp) D.L.Jones & M.A.Clem. - neat spider orchid
Caladenia concolor Fitzg. - crimson spider orchid
Caladenia conferta D.L.Jones - crowded spider orchid, coast spider orchid
Caladenia congesta R.Br. - black-tongue caladenia
Caladenia corynephora A.S.George - club-lipped spider orchid
Caladenia cracens D.L.Jones 1996 - elegant caladenia
Caladenia crebra A.S.George - Arrowsmith spider orchid
Caladenia cremna (D.L.Jones) G.N.Backh. - Don's spider orchid
Caladenia cretacea (D.L.Jones) G.N.Backh. - Stuart Mill spider orchid
Caladenia cristata R.S.Rogers - crested clown orchid
Caladenia cruciformis D.L.Jones - crucifix spider orchid
Caladenia cruscula Hopper & A.P.Br. - reclining spider orchid
Caladenia cucullata Fitzg. - hooded caladenia
Caladenia curtisepala D.L.Jones - short-hooded fingers
Caladenia decora Hopper & A.P.Br. - Esperance king spider orchid
Caladenia denticulata Lindl.
Caladenia dienema D.L.Jones - windswept spider-orchid
Caladenia dilatata R.Br. - green-comb spider-orchid
Caladenia dimidia Hopper & A.P.Br. chameleon spider orchid
Caladenia dimorpha Fitzg. - spicy caps
Caladenia discoidea Lindl. - bee orchid, dancing spider orchid
Caladenia diversiflora (R.J.Bates) R.J.Bates
Caladenia dorrienii Domin - Cossack spider orchid
Caladenia dorrigoensis D.L.Jones & L.M.Copel.
Caladenia douglasiorum (D.L.Jones) G.N.Backh.
Caladenia doutchiae O.H.Sarg. 1921 - purple-veined clown orchid
Caladenia drakeoides Hopper & A.P.Br. - hinged dragon orchid
Caladenia drummondii Benth. - winter spider orchid
Caladenia dundasiae Hopper & A.P.Br. - Patricia's spider orchid
Caladenia echidnachila Nicholls - fawn spider orchid
Caladenia elegans Hopper & A.P.Br. - elegant spider orchid
Caladenia × enigma Hopper & A.P.Br.
Caladenia ensata Nicholls - stumpy spider orchid
Caladenia × ensigera (D.L.Jones) R.J.Bates - large bayonet spider orchid
Caladenia × ericksoniae Nicholls
Caladenia erythrochila Hopper & A.P.Br. Lake Muir spider orchid
Caladenia erythronema A.P.Br. & G.Brockman - red thread spider orchid
Caladenia evanescens Hopper & A.P.Br. - semaphore spider orchid
Caladenia excelsa Hopper & A.P.Br. - giant spider orchid
Caladenia exilis Hopper & A.P.Br.
Caladenia × exoleta Hopper & A.P.Br.
Caladenia exstans Hopper & A.P.Br. - pointing spider orchid
Caladenia falcata (Nicholls) M.A.Clem. & Hopper - fringed mantis orchid
Caladenia ferruginea Nicholls – rusty spider orchid
Caladenia filamentosa R.Br. - daddy-long-legs
Caladenia filifera Lindl. - blood spider orchid
Caladenia fitzgeraldii Rupp - Fitzgerald's spider orchid
Caladenia flaccida D.L.Jones - flaccid spider orchid, ironcaps spider orchid
Caladenia flava R.Br.
Caladenia × erminea Hopper & A.P.Br.
Caladenia flavovirens G.W.Carr - summer spider-orchid
Caladenia flindersica (D.L.Jones) R.J.Bates
Caladenia fluvialis A.P.Br. & G.Brockman - Brookton Highway spider orchid
Caladenia footeana Hopper & A.P.Br. - crimson spider orchid
Caladenia formosa G.W.Carr - large crimson spider orchid, elegant spider orchid
Caladenia fragrantissima D.L.Jones & G.W.Carr - scented spider orchid
Caladenia fuliginosa (D.L.Jones) R.J.Bates
Caladenia fulva G.W.Carr - tawny spider orchid
Caladenia fuscata (Rchb.f.) M.A.Clem. & D.L.Jones - dusky fingers orchid
Caladenia fuscolutescens Hopper & A.P.Br. - ochre spider orchid
Caladenia gardneri Hopper & A.P.Br. - cherry spider orchid
Caladenia georgei Hopper & A.P.Br. - tuart spider orchid
Caladenia gladiolata R.S.Rogers - small bayonet spider orchid, smelly socks
Caladenia gracilis R.Br. - musky caps
Caladenia gracillima (Rupp) D.L.Jones - pretty fingers
Caladenia graminifolia A.S.George - grass-leaved spider orchid
Caladenia grampiana (D.L.Jones) G.N.Backh. - Grampians spider orchid
Caladenia graniticola (Hopper & A.P.Br.) Hopper & A.P.Br. - Pingaring spider orchid
Caladenia granitora Hopper & A.P.Br. - granite spider orchid
Caladenia harringtoniae Hopper & A.P.Br. - pink spider orchid
Caladenia hastata (Nicholls) Rupp Mellblom's spider-orchid
Caladenia heberleana Hopper & A.P.Br. - Heberle's spider orchid
Caladenia helvina D.L.Jones - summer spider orchid
Caladenia hesperia D.L.Jones & M.A.Clem.
Caladenia hiemalis Hopper & A.P.Br. - dwarf common spider orchid
Caladenia hildae Pescott & Nicholls - golden caladenia, honey caladenia
Caladenia hillmanii D.L.Jones - purple-heart fingers
Caladenia hirta Lindl.
Caladenia hoffmanii Hopper & A.P.Br. - Hoffman's spider orchid
Caladenia × hopperi J.M.H.Shaw
Caladenia hopperiana A.P.Br., R.D.Phillips & G.Brockman
Caladenia horistes Hopper & A.P.Br. - cream spider orchid
Caladenia huegelii Rchb.f. - grand spider orchid
Caladenia × hypata Hopper & A.P.Br.
Caladenia × idiastes Hopper & A.P.Br.
Caladenia incensum Hopper & A.P.Br. - glistening spider orchid
Caladenia incrassata Hopper & A.P.Br. - puppet clown orchid
Caladenia infundibularis A.S.George - funnel-web spider orchid
Caladenia insularis G.W.Carr French Island spider-orchid
Caladenia integra E.Coleman - smooth-lipped spider orchid
Caladenia interanea D.L.Jones & R.J.Bates
Caladenia interjacens Hopper & A.P.Br. - Walpole spider orchid
Caladenia intuta D.L.Jones & R.J.Bates
Caladenia iridescens R.S.Rogers -bronze caps
Caladenia isolata (R.J.Bates) D.L.Jones & M.A.Clem.
Caladenia latifolia R.Br. - pink fairies
Caladenia × lavandulacea R.S.Rogers
Caladenia leptochila Fitzg.
Caladenia leptoclavia D.L.Jones
Caladenia leucochila A.P.Br., R.Phillips & G.Brockman
Caladenia lindleyana (Rchb.f.) M.A.Clem. & D.L.Jones - Lindley's spider orchid
Caladenia littoricola R.J.Bates
Caladenia lobata Fitzg. - butterfly orchid
Caladenia lodgeana Hopper & A.P.Br. - Lodge's spider orchid
Caladenia longicauda Lindl.
Caladenia × exserta Hopper & A.P.Br.
Caladenia longiclavata E.Coleman - clubbed spider orchid
Caladenia longifimbriata Hopper & A.P.Br. - fringed spider orchid
Caladenia lorea Hopper & A.P.Br. - blushing spider orchid
Caladenia lowanensis G.W.Carr - Wimmera spider-orchid
Caladenia luteola Hopper & A.P.Br.
Caladenia macroclavia D.L.Jones - brown bayonets, large-club spider orchid
Caladenia macrostylis Fitzg. - leaping spider orchid
Caladenia magniclavata Nicholls - big clubbed spider orchid
Caladenia magnifica (Nicholls) D.L.Jones & G.W.Carr - magnificent spider orchid
Caladenia marginata Lindl. - white fairy orchid
Caladenia maritima D.L.Jones - coastal fingers
Caladenia melanema Hopper & A.P.Br. - ballerina orchid
Caladenia mentiens D.L.Jones – lesser fingers
Caladenia meridionalis Hopper & A.P.Br. - south coast spider orchid
Caladenia mesocera Hopper & A.P.Br. - narrow-lipped dragon orchid
Caladenia microchila Hopper & A.P.Br. - western wispy spider orchid
Caladenia minor Hook.f. - white fingers (N.Z.)
Caladenia montana G.W.Carr - mountain spider orchid
Caladenia moschata (D.L.Jones) G.N.Backh.
Caladenia multiclavia Rchb.f. - lazy spider orchid
Caladenia nana Endl. in J.G.C.Lehmann
Caladenia necrophylla D.L.Jones - late green-comb spider orchid
Caladenia nivalis Hopper & A.P.Br. - crystalline spider orchid
Caladenia nobilis Hopper & A.P.Br. - noble spider orchid
Caladenia nothofageti D.L.Jones, Molloy & M.A.Clem. (N.Z.)
Caladenia occidentalis Hopper & A.P.Br. - ruby spider orchid
Caladenia oenochila G.W.Carr 1991 - red-lipped spider orchid, wine-lipped spider-orchid
Caladenia oreophila (D.L.Jones) G.N.Backh.
Caladenia orestes (D.L.Jones) G.N.Backh.
Caladenia orientalis (G.W.Carr) Hopper & A.P.Br. - eastern spider orchid
Caladenia ornata (Nicholls) D.L.Jones - ornate pink fingers
Caladenia osmera (D.L.Jones) G.N.Backh. - pungent spider orchid
Caladenia ovata R.S.Rogers - Kangaroo Island spider orchid
Caladenia pachychila Hopper & A.P.Br. - dwarf zebra orchid
Caladenia pallida Lindl. - rosy spider orchid
Caladenia paludosa Hopper & A.P.Br. - swamp spider orchid
Caladenia paradoxa Hopper & A.P.Br. ironcaps spider orchid
Caladenia parva G.W.Carr - small spider orchid
Caladenia patersonii R.Br. - Paterson's spider orchid
Caladenia pectinata R.S.Rogers - king spider orchid
Caladenia peisleyi (D.L.Jones) G.N.Backh.
Caladenia pendens Hopper & A.P.Br.
Caladenia perangusta A.P.Br. & G.Brockman - Boyup Brook spider orchid
Caladenia petrensis A.P.Br. & G.Brockman - rock spider orchid
Caladenia phaeoclavia D.L.Jones - brown-clubbed spider orchid
Caladenia pholcoidea Hopper & A.P.Br.
Caladenia picta (Nicholls) M.A.Clem. & D.L.Jones - painted fingers
Caladenia pilotensis D.L.Jones – Mount Pilot spider orchid
Caladenia plicata Fitzg. crab-lipped spider orchid
Caladenia pluvialis A.P.Br. & G.Brockman - Yuna spider orchid
Caladenia polychroma Hopper & A.P.Br. - Joseph's spider orchid
Caladenia postea Hopper & A.P.Br. dark-tipped spider orchid
Caladenia praecox Nicholls - early caps
Caladenia procera Hopper & A.P.Br. - Carbunup spider orchid
Caladenia prolata D.L.Jones - long-leaf fingers
Caladenia pulchra Hopper & A.P.Br. - slender spider orchid
Caladenia pumila R.S.Rogers - dwarf spider-orchid
Caladenia pusilla W.M.Curtis - tiny fingers
Caladenia pygmaea (R.S.Rogers) R.J.Bates
Caladenia quadrifaria D.L.Jones - large pink fingers
Caladenia radialis R.S.Rogers - drooping spider orchid
Caladenia radiata Nicholls - ray spider orchid
Caladenia remota Hopper & A.P.Br.
Caladenia reptans Lindl.
Caladenia × resupina Hopper & A.P.Br.
Caladenia reticulata Fitzg. - netted Caladenia
Caladenia rhomboidiformis (E.Coleman) M.A.Clem. & Hopper - diamond spider orchid
Caladenia richardsiorum D.L.Jones - Richard's spider orchid, robe spider orchid
Caladenia rigida R.S.Rogers - stiff spider orchid
Caladenia rileyi D.L.Jones - Gillenbah spider orchid
Caladenia robinsonii G.W.Carr - Frankston spider orchid
Caladenia roei Benth. - common clown orchid
Caladenia rosella G.W.Carr - rosella spider orchid
Caladenia saggicola D.L.Jones - Sagg spider orchid
Caladenia sanguinea D.L.Jones
Caladenia saxatilis D.L.Jones & R.J.Bates - rancid spider orchid
Caladenia saxicola A.P.Br. & G.Brockman - banded ironstone spider orchid
Caladenia septuosa D.L.Jones - Koppio spider orchid
Caladenia serotina Hopper & A.P.Br. - Christmas spider orchid
Caladenia sigmoidea R.S.Rogers
Caladenia speciosa Hopper & A.P.Br. - sandplain white spider orchid
Caladenia sp. Finniss (R.Bates 308) R.J.Bates
Caladenia sp. Inverleigh (N.Anderton 15) Vic. Herbarium
Caladenia sp. Kilcoy Creek (R.Crane 1286) Qld Herbarium
Caladenia sp. aff. venusta G.S. Lorimer - Kilsyth South spider orchid
Caladenia splendens Hopper & A.P.Br. - splendid spider orchid
Caladenia sp. Mandurang (J.A.Jeanes 1728) Vic. Herbarium
Caladenia sp. Monarto South (H.Goldsack 163 AD97708605A) R.J.Bates
Caladenia sp. Muddarning Hill (S.D.Hopper 4013) WA Herbarium
Caladenia sp. Southeast (R.Bates 66283) R.J.Bates
Caladenia sp. Stanthorpe (R.Crane 1448) Qld Herbarium
Caladenia sp. Violet Town (C.Findlay & G.Backhouse s.n. 26/9/1999) Vic. Herbarium
Caladenia sp. Wandoo (G.Brockman GBB 671) WA Herbarium
Caladenia sp. White (R.Bates 41056) R.J.Bates
Caladenia startiorum Hopper & A.P.Br. - Start's spider orchid
Caladenia stellata D.L.Jones - starry spider orchid
Caladenia straminichila A.P.Br. & G.Brockman - Tenterden yellow spider orchid
Caladenia stricta (R.J.Bates) R.J.Bates - upright spider orchid
Caladenia strigosa (D.L.Jones) R.J.Bates
Caladenia subglabriphylla (R.J.Bates) M.A.Clem.
Caladenia subtilis D.L.Jones - delicate spider orchid
Caladenia × suffusa Hopper & A.P.Br.
Caladenia swartsiorum A.P.Br. & G.Brockman - Island Point spider orchid
Caladenia sylvicola D.L.Jones - forest fingers
Caladenia tensa G.W.Carr - rigid spider orchid
Caladenia tentaculata Schltdl. - eastern mantis orchid
Caladenia tessellata Fitzg. - thick-lip spider orchid
Caladenia testacea R.Br. - honey caps
Caladenia thinicola Hopper & A.P.Br. - Scott River spider orchid
Caladenia thysanochila G.W.Carr - peninsula spider orchid
Caladenia tonellii D.L.Jones - robust fingers
Caladenia toxochila Tate - bow-lip spider orchid
Caladenia transitoria D.L.Jones - green caps
Caladenia × triangularis R.S.Rogers
Caladenia × tryphera Hopper & A.P.Br.
Caladenia uliginosa A.S.George
Caladenia ultima Hopper & A.P.Br. - late spider orchid
Caladenia ustulata (D.L.Jones) G.N.Backh.
Caladenia valida (Nicholls) M.A.Clem. & D.L.Jones - robust spider orchid
Caladenia validinervia Hopper & A.P.Br. ex A.P.Br. & G.Brockman - Lake Muir spider orchid
Caladenia × variabilis Nicholls
Caladenia variegata Colenso (N.Z.)
Caladenia venusta G.W.Carr - graceful spider orchid
Caladenia verrucosa G.W.Carr - mallee spider orchid
Caladenia versicolor G.W.Carr - candy spider orchid
Caladenia villosissima (G.W.Carr) Hopper & A.P.Br. - hairy spider orchid
Caladenia viridescens Hopper & A.P.Br. - Dunsborough spider orchid
Caladenia viriosa (R.J.Bates) R.J.Bates
Caladenia voigtii Hopper & A.P.Br. - Mohawk clown orchid
Caladenia vulgaris D.L.Jones - summer fingers
Caladenia vulgata Hopper & A.P.Br. - common spider orchid
Caladenia wanosa A.S.George - Kalbarri spider orchid
Caladenia whiteheadii (D.L.Jones) G.N.Backh.
Caladenia williamsiae Hopper & A.P.Br. - Judy's spider orchid
Caladenia winfieldii Hopper & A.P.Br. - majestic spider orchid
Caladenia woolcockiorum D.L.Jones - Woolcock's spider orchid
Caladenia xantha Hopper & A.P.Br. - primrose spider orchid
Caladenia xanthochila D.Beards. & C.Beards - yellow-lip spider orchid
Caladenia xantholeuca D.L.Jones - Flinders fingers
Caladenia zephyra (D.L.Jones) R.J.Bates
Plants of the World Online also lists the following species of Caladenia :[ 5]
Caladenia amplexans , known as Cyanicula ashbyae by the Australian Plant Census
Caladenia aperta , known as Cyanicula aperta by the Australian Plant Census
Caladenia ashybae , known as Cyanicula ashbyae by the Australian Plant Census
Caladenia brunonis , known as Elythranthera brunonis by the Australian Plant Census
Caladenia caerulea , known as Cyanicula caerulea by the Australian Plant Census
Caladenia emarginata , known as Elythranthera emarginata by the Australian Plant Census
Caldenia ericksonella known as Ericksonella saccharata by the Australian Plant Census
Caladenia fragrans , known as Cyanicula fragrans by the Australian Plant Census
Caladenia gemmata , known as Cyanicula gemmata by the Australian Plant Census
Caladenia gertrudae , known as Cyanicula gertrudae by the Australian Plant Census
Caladenia ixioides , known as Cyanicula ixioides by the Australian Plant Census
Caladenia lateritica , a synonym of Caladenia flava subsp. sylvestris by the Australian Plant Census
Caladenia major , known as Glossodia major by the Australian Plant Census
Caladenia minorata , known as Glossodia minor by the Australian Plant Census
Caladenia nikulinskyae known as Cyanicula nikulinskyae by the Australian Plant Census
Caladenia rosea , a synonym of Caladenia × spectabilis by the Australian Plant Census
Caladenia sericea , known as Cyanicula sericea by the Australian Plant Census
^ "Caladenia " . Australian Plant Census. Retrieved 13 October 2023 .
^ "Caladenia " . New Zealand Plant Conservation Network. Retrieved 14 October 2023 .
^ Jones, David L. (2006). A complete guide to native orchids of Australia including the island territories . Frenchs Forest, N.S.W.: New Holland. ISBN 1877069124 .
^ a b c d e Brown, Andrew; Dundas, Pat; Dixon, Kingsley; Hopper, Stephen (2008). Orchids of Western Australia . Crawley, Western Australia: University of Western Australia Press. ISBN 9780980296457 .
^ "Caladenia " . Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 16 October 2023 .