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Caladenia longiclavata, commonly known as the Clubbed Spider Orchid is a species in the orchid family, Orchidaceae and Clubbed Spider Orchid complex and is endemic to the south-west of Western Australia. It is a widespread and common orchid with a single, hairy leaf and one or two greenish-yellow, white and red flowers and which grows in the area between Perth and Albany. There is 4 Spider Orchids in the Clubbed SPider Orchid compex appearing in and around the Porongurup area; Caladenia arrecta (Reaching Spider Orchid), C. ensata (Stumpy Spider Orchid), C. longiclavata (Clubbed Spider Ochid) and C. magniclavata (Big Clubbed Spider Orchid).

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1. (c) Jean and Fred, some rights reserved (CC BY), http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Caladenia_longiclavata_-_Clubbed_spider_orchid_(5020187752).jpg
2. (c) Geoff Derrin, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Caladenia_longiclavata_(labellum_detail).jpg
3. (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), https://www.inaturalist.org/guide_taxa/1106492

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

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