Caladenia echidnachila

Fawn spider orchid
Caladenia echidnachila growing near Hobart
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. echidnachila
Binomial name
Caladenia echidnachila
Synonyms[1]
  • Arachnorchis echidnachila (Nicholls) D.L.Jones & M.A.Clem.
  • Calonemorchis echidnachila (Nicholls) Szlach.

Caladenia echidnachila, commonly known as the fawn spider orchid, is a plant in the orchid family Orchidaceae and is endemic to Tasmania. It is a ground orchid with a single, hairy leaf and one or two fawn-coloured flowers with thin red lines on the sepals and petals.

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