Caladenia exilis subsp. vanleeuwenii

Moora spider orchid
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Orchidoideae
Tribe: Diurideae
Genus: Caladenia
Species:
Subspecies:
C. e. subsp. vanleeuwenii
Trinomial name
Caladenia exilis subsp. vanleeuwenii
Synonyms[1]
  • Calonemorchis exilis subsp. vanleeuwenii(Hopper & A.P.Br.) D.L.Jones & M.A.Clem.
  • Calonema exilis subsp. vanleeuwenii(Hopper & A.P.Br.) D.L.Jones & M.A.Clem.
  • Jonesiopsis exilis subsp. vanleeuwenii(Hopper & A.P.Br.) D.L.Jones & M.A.Clem.

Caladenia exilis subsp. vanleeuwenii, commonly known as the Moora spider orchid, is a plant in the orchid family Orchidaceae and is endemic to the south-west of Western Australia. It is a relatively rare spider orchid with a single erect, hairy leaf and up to three variably-coloured flowers with a small white, red-striped labellum. It differs from subspecies exilis in having variably coloured flowers, different growth habit, earlier flowering and different habitat.

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