Karri Spider Orchid

Caladenia brownii

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Caladenia brownii, commonly known as the karri spider orchid, is a plant in the orchid family Orchidaceae and is endemic to the south-west of Western Australia. It has an erect, hairy leaf and up to three flowers which are a combination of red, green, white and yellow. It is found in the high rainfall forests and coastal heath of the far south-west corner of Western Australia and is the only caladenia to grow in karri forest. It is also found outside but nearby to karri forest. There is 4 different species from this Karri Spider Orchid complex growing around the Porongurup; Caladenia brownii (Karri Spider Orchid), C. ferruginea (Rusty Spider Orchid), C. heberleana (Heberle's Spider Orchid), C. pectinate (King Spider Orchid) and C. startiorum (Start's Spider Orchid).

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  1. (c) Geoff Derrin, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Caladenia_brownii_-_cropped.jpg
  2. (c) Cheryl Macaulay, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Cheryl Macaulay
  3. (c) Loxley Fedec, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Loxley Fedec
  4. (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), https://www.inaturalist.org/guide_taxa/1107106

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