Caladenia colorata

Coloured spider orchid
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Orchidoideae
Tribe: Diurideae
Genus: Caladenia
Species:
C. colorata
Binomial name
Caladenia colorata
Synonyms
  • Arachnorchis colorata (D.L.Jones) D.L.Jones & M.A.Clem.
  • Calonema coloratum (D.L.Jones) Szlach.
  • Calonemorchis colorata (D.L.Jones) Szlach.

Caladenia colorata, commonly known as coloured spider-orchid, small western spider-orchid and painted spider-orchid, is a plant in the orchid family Orchidaceae and is endemic to South Australia and possibly Victoria. It is a ground orchid with a single hairy leaf, and usually a single creamy-green flower with blood-red or purple-brown markings and with dark tips on the petals and sepals.

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