Caladenia doutchiae

Purple-veined spider orchid
Caladenia doutchiae growing in Beverley
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Orchidoideae
Tribe: Diurideae
Genus: Caladenia
Species:
C. doutchiae
Binomial name
Caladenia doutchiae
O.H.Sarg.
Synonyms
  • Calonema doutchiae (O.H.Sarg.) D.L.Jones & M.A.Clem.
  • Phlebochilus doutchiae (O.H.Sarg.) Szlach.
  • Jonesiopsis doutchiae (O.H.Sarg.) D.L.Jones & M.A.Clem.

Caladenia doutchiae, commonly known as the purple-veined clown orchid or purple-veined spider orchid is a species of orchid endemic to the south-west of Western Australia. It has a single hairy leaf and usually only one greenish-yellow and red flower with short, downswept petals, and lateral sepals that are broad at the base then narrow to a glandular tip.