Leaping spider orchid | |
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Caladenia macrostylis growing near Boyup Brook | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Order: | Asparagales |
Family: | Orchidaceae |
Subfamily: | Orchidoideae |
Tribe: | Diurideae |
Genus: | Caladenia |
Species: | C. macrostylis
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Binomial name | |
Caladenia macrostylis | |
Synonyms[1] | |
Caladenia macrostylis, commonly known as the leaping spider orchid,[2] is a species of orchid endemic to the south-west of Western Australia. It has a single, hairy leaf and up to three distinctive pale greenish-yellow and red flowers with a cluster of deep purplish calli in the centre of its labellum.