Caladenia microchila

Western wispy spider orchid
Caladenia microchila growing near Ravensthorpe
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Orchidoideae
Tribe: Diurideae
Genus: Caladenia
Species:
C. microchila
Binomial name
Caladenia microchila
Synonyms
  • Calonemorchis microchila (Hopper & A.P.Br.) D.L.Jones & M.A.Clem.
  • Calonema microchilum (Hopper & A.P.Br.) D.L.Jones & M.A.Clem.
  • Jonesiopsis microchila (Hopper & A.P.Br.) D.L.Jones & M.A.Clem.

Caladenia microchila, commonly known as the western wispy spider orchid, is a species of orchid endemic to the south-west of Western Australia. It is relatively common orchid with a single erect, hairy leaf and up to three wispy white flowers with narrow lateral sepals and petals and a white labellum with red markings.

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