Caladenia attingens

Mantis orchids
Subspecies gracillima
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Orchidoideae
Tribe: Diurideae
Genus: Caladenia
Species:
C. attingens
Binomial name
Caladenia attingens
Synonyms
  • Arachnorchis attingens (Hopper & A.P.Br.) D.L.Jones & M.A.Clem.
  • Caladenia attingens Paczk. & A.R.Chapm. nom. inval.
  • Calonemorchis attingens (Hopper & A.P.Br.) Szlach. & Rutk.

Caladenia attingens, commonly known as mantis orchid, is a species of flowering plants in the orchid family Orchidaceae and are endemic to the south-west of Western Australia. There are three subspecies, each of which has a single hairy leaf and one or two brightly coloured flowers with upswept sepals and a labellum with long, comb-like fringes. The subspecies differ in size, distribution and habitat.

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