Caladenia flaccida

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

Caladenia flaccida, commonly known as the flaccid spider orchid, is a plant in the orchid family Orchidaceae and is endemic to eastern Australia. It is a ground orchid with a single hairy leaf and up to three cream-coloured, pinkish or red flowers with long, thread-like, glandular tips on the sepals and petals.

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