Caladenia perangusta

Boyup Brook spider orchid

Priority Two — Poorly Known Taxa (DEC)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Orchidoideae
Tribe: Diurideae
Genus: Caladenia
Species:
C. perangusta
Binomial name
Caladenia perangusta
A.P.Br. & G.Brockman
Synonyms
  • Caladenia sp. 'Boyup Brook'
  • Caladenia sp. Keninup (S.Clarke SC 127) WA Herbarium

Caladenia perangusta, commonly known as the Boyup Brook spider orchid, is a species of orchid endemic to the south-west of Western Australia. It is a rare spider orchid with a single hairy leaf and one or two cream-yellow or red flowers with narrow, drooping sepals and petals.