Toothed spider orchid | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Order: | Asparagales |
Family: | Orchidaceae |
Subfamily: | Orchidoideae |
Tribe: | Diurideae |
Genus: | Caladenia |
Species: | |
Subspecies: | C. l. subsp. dentata
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Trinomial name | |
Caladenia leptochila subsp. dentata | |
Synonyms[1] | |
Arachnorchis leptochila subsp. dentata D.L.Jones |
Caladenia leptochila subsp. dentata, commonly known as the toothed spider orchid,[2] narrow-lipped spider-orchid or narrow-lipped caladenia,[3] is a plant in the orchid family Orchidaceae and is endemic to South Australia. It has a single leaf and one or two mostly reddish-brown flowers. It differs from subspecies leptochila in the colour of its flowers, toothed edges to its labellum, and its distribution.