Caladenia australis

Southern spider orchid
Caladenia australis near Anglesea
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. australis
Binomial name
Caladenia australis
Synonyms[1]
  • Arachnorchis australis (G.W.Carr) D.L.Jones & M.A.Clem.
  • Caladenia sp. aff. reticulata (southern Victoria)

Caladenia australis, commonly known as southern spider orchid, is a plant in the orchid family Orchidaceae and is endemic to Victoria, although it was also found on one Bass Strait island on one occasion in 1968. It has a single hairy leaf and usually only one creamy-yellow flower with red streaks, the flower on a hairy stalk.

  1. ^ a b "Caladenia australis". Australian Plant Census. Retrieved 12 March 2024.