King Spider Orchid
Caladenia pectinata
Summary 3
Caladenia pectinata, commonly known as the king spider orchid is a species of orchid endemic to the south-west of Western Australia. It has a single erect, hairy leaf and up to three large red, yellow and pale green flowers. It is especially common between Bremer Bay and Rocky Gully. 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. pectinata (King Spider Orchid) and C. startiorum (Start's Spider Orchid).
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- (c) Geoffrey Derrin, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Caladenia_pectinata_-_cropped.jpg
- (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), https://www.inaturalist.org/guide_taxa/1106491
More Info
- iNat taxon page
- Atlas of Living Australia
- Biodiversity Heritage Library
- BOLD Systems BIN search
- eFloras.org
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)
- HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants
- IPNI (with links to POWO, WFO, and BHL)
- SEINet Symbiota portals
- Tropicos
- World Flora Online
