Orchidaceae for orchid

Red beaks

Common Beak Orchid Grows 50 - 300mm Dark green red blotched basal leaf Red and White flowers A common orchid in the south west but only flowers after fire.

Broad Lipped Spider Orchid

Common Coastal Spider Orchid Grows 250 - 500mm Variably Red Cream, Green Yellow flowers. Found in isolated pockets in the south west.

Bee Orchid

Although there is general agreement that this orchid is discoidea, it appears to be known by both common names, Dancing Spider and Bee Orchid. Grows to 100mm - 450mm.

Caladenia denticulata subsp. red flowering

This orchid has the same characteristics as the Yellow spider orchid except that the petals are red in colour.

Dragon Orchid

A small terrestrial orchid, growing to about 25cm high. Petals and sepals are green with a maroon stripe. Labellum covered with maroon hairs.

Esperance King Spider Orchid

Colourful Spider Orchid Grows 250 - 500mm. Up to three red yellow and green flowers Red tipped labellum

Fringed Mantis Orchid

the Fringed Mantis differs from other members of the C. falcata complex in having larger flowers and a broader labellum with a smaller calli.

Dark Banded Greenhood

Common Banded Greenhood Flowers have fleshy appearance Broad flattened sepal Distinctive reddish hood

Grand Spider Orchid hybrid

This is the biggest orchid I've seen this year , with very long sepals and petals. It is a cross between the grand and the sandplain spider orchids. The fringing is also very long,

Common spider orchid

The common white spider orchid, is probably the most misidentified orchid in WA. While common, it has different forms in different areas making for a difficult identification.

Splendid spider orchid

Photo by Graeme W. The Splendid Spider Orchid, Caladenia splendens the second largest of our white spider orchids. The calli have white tips and the petals are very long and taper very quickly .

Merrits White Spider Orchid

The largest white spider orchid we have, with very long sepals , flowers more frequent after a late spring burn.

Sugar Orchid

Grows 50 - 150mm in height Single Hairy leaf Single small sugary white flower. Although a delicate looking plant, it is a hardy inland species ocurring 50 km or more from the coast,

Perenjori Spider Orchid hybrid

Geographiclly restricted. Grows to 150-350mm in height 3 Creamy white flowers Red Tipped calli This one is a hybrid between Caladenia roei and remota

Sandplain Spider Orchid

Photo by Graeme W. Caladenia speciosa is the Sandplain Spider orchid. It is found in a thin strip between Busselton and Perth. It is different from the other longacauda in that it has pink labellum

Stark White Spider Orchid.

perennial, herb, 0.3-0.6 m high. growing in lateritic or clayey loam, sometimes in sand.

Yawning Leek Orchid.

Photo by Graeme W. An unusual one in that it should only flower after summer fire but there has been no fire where I found this. Prasophyllum hians, the Yawning Leek Orchid.

Lodges spider orchid

Photo by Graeme W. Lodges spider orchid, Caladenia lodgeana. This is a late flowering orchid, flowering in November December. It is also uncommon , found in the lower south west ,

Sugar Orchid

Distinctive orchid Grows 50 - 100mm Single hairy flattened leaf Single sugary white flower

Little Leek Orchid

Grows to 200-400mm Wide opening flowers Egg shaped labellum Up to 20 White, Green and Brown flowers

Tangled white spider orchid

Tuberous, perennial, herb, 0.2-0.4 m high. Fl. cream-white. Grows in gravel, laterite, sandy clay. Winter-wet Wandoo flats.

Chrismas spider orchid

Photo by Graeme W. The Chrismas spider orchid a late flowering orchid, caladenia serotina found over a wide area of the south west of WA.

Cossack Spider Orchid

One of the listed rare species

Christines Spider Orchid