Caladenia anthracina

Black-tipped spider orchid
Near Campbell Town
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. anthracina
Binomial name
Caladenia anthracina
Synonyms[1]
  • Arachnorchis anthracina (D.L.Jones) D.L.Jones & M.A.Clem.
  • Calonemorchis anthracina (D.L.Jones) Szlach.

Caladenia anthracina, commonly known as black-tipped spider orchid,[2] is a plant in the orchid family Orchidaceae and is endemic to Tasmania. It is a ground orchid with a single hairy leaf and a single white or cream-coloured flower with red markings and black tips on the sepals and petals.

  1. ^ a b "Caladenia anthracina". Australian Plant Census. Retrieved 22 November 2023.
  2. ^ "Threatened species listing status - Black-tipped spider orchid" (PDF). Tasmanian Government Department of Primary Industries, Water and Environment. Retrieved 28 September 2016.