Caladenia erythrochila

Lake Muir spider orchid

Priority Two — Poorly Known Taxa (DEC)
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. erythrochila
Binomial name
Caladenia erythrochila
Synonyms[1]
  • Caladenia erythrochila N.Hoffman & A.P.Br. nom. inval.
  • Caladenia erythrochila Paczk. & A.R.Chapm. nom. inval.
  • Caladenia rubrichila Hopper & A.P.Br.
  • Calonema erythrochilum (Hopper & A.P.Br.) D.L.Jones & M.A.Clem.
  • Calonemorchis erythrochila (Hopper & A.P.Br.) D.L.Jones & M.A.Clem.
  • Jonesiopsis erythrochila (Hopper & A.P.Br.) D.L.Jones & M.A.Clem.

Caladenia erythrochila, commonly known as the Lake Muir spider orchid,[2] Lake Muir blood spider orchid, Harry's little red spider orchid[3] and Lake Muir blood orchid[4] is a species of orchid endemic to a small area in the southern corner of the south-west of Western Australia. It has a single, hairy leaf and long, wispy, thread-like sepals and petals. Most of the flower parts are blood red, although there are often white marks on the labellum.

  1. ^ a b "Caladenia erythrochila". Australian Plant Census. Retrieved 12 March 2022.
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