Caladenia capillata

White daddy long legs
Caladenia capillata in the Little Desert National Park
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. capillata
Binomial name
Caladenia capillata
(Tate) D.L.Jones[1]
Synonyms[1]
  • Calonema capillatum (D.L.Jones) D.L.Jones & M.A.Clem
  • Jonesiopsis capillata (D.L.Jones) D.L.Jones & M.A.Clem
  • Caladenia filamentosa var. tentaculata R.S.Rogers

Caladenia capillata, commonly known as white daddy long legs or wispy spider orchid, is a plant in the orchid family Orchidaceae and is endemic to Victoria and South Australia. It is a ground orchid with a single hairy leaf and up to three cream-coloured to yellowish flowers with long, thread-like petals and sepals and a very small labellum.

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