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Information given for each species
will give botanical name, known common names, describe the flower, give time of year it flowered, and where it was photographed, and
the areas it occurs in. Names have been matched to Florabase which has also been used to show distribution.
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Caladenia footeana is the most likely identification for this Blood Spider Orchid, Red Spider Orchid.
Apart from its small
size, this red Spider Orchid bears a resemblance to Caladenia chapmanii, a large red Spider Orchid with a wide white based labellum
and long and slender rich red petals. Caladenia chapmanii was named in 1983 after Dinninup farmer and orchid enthusiast
Eric Chapman. As the small size as photographed is typical of the Red Spider Orchids in this area of bushland, I have opted
for Caladenia footeana for this specimen.
September
Dinninup, South West region, Western Australia and occurs in the Mid West, Wheatbelt,
and Great Southern regions, and the inland South West with an occurrence recorded in the Esperance Goldfields region.
Caladenia harringtoniae, Pink Spider Orchid
A medium sized pink coloured spider orchid with a bright pink tip to labellum above right.
The light on this flower has caused it to appear paler than its strong pink colour. The flower above left is a pale form, with
pale pink petals and no coloured tip of labellum. Long slender leaf at right.
Spring
Bridgetown, South West Region, Western
Australia, preferring winter wet areas and on margins of wetlands. It has been found near the coast from Augusta to
Albany. and inland as far as Nannup and Bridgetown
Caladenia harringtoniae is declared rare flora, with the category of Threatened. Threatened flora is flora that has been declared
to be ‘likely to become extinct or is rare, or otherwise in need of special protection’.
Caladenia integra, Smooth-lipped Spider Orchid
A spider orchid with slender green or yellow petals striped with red. The
yellow wide red tipped labellum has is smooth with side fringed. Red calli in the centre of the labellum do not extend
to meet the red tip. A dark red curled tip to the labellum
October
Bridgetown, South West region, Western Australia and found
in a number of areas of the southern Wheatbelt and the Great Southern regions. It is not recorded for the Bridgetown
area.
Caladenia integra is classified as Priority 4 flora. This lower priority classification covers rare, near
threatened and other species in need of monitoring.