Caladenia longicauda subsp. merrittii

Merritt's white spider orchid
Caladenia longicauda subsp. merrittii near the Blackwood River
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. l. subsp. merrittii
Trinomial name
Caladenia longicauda subsp. merrittii
Synonyms[1]

Arachnorchis longicauda subsp.merrittii (Hopper & A.P.Br.) D.L.Jones & M.A.Clem.

Caladenia longicauda subsp. merrittii, commonly known as Merritt's white spider orchid, is a plant in the orchid family Orchidaceae and is endemic to the south-west of Western Australia. It has a single hairy leaf and up to three large, mainly white flowers with very long, drooping lateral sepals and petals, and a white broad labellum with relatively short labellum teeth. It is one of the largest spider orchids.

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