Crab-Lipped Spider Orchid
Caladenia plicata
Summary 4
Caladenia plicata, commonly known as the crab-lipped spider orchid, is a species of orchid endemic to the south-west of Western Australia. It has a single hairy leaf and one or two red, yellow and pale green flowers with an unusual labellum with spreading fringe segments and a tall dense central band of calli. The labellum vibrates in the slightest breeze.
Sources and Credits
- (c) Loxley Fedec, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Loxley Fedec
- (c) Geoff Derrin, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Caladenia_plicata_01.jpg
- (c) Geoff Derrin, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Caladenia_plicata_02_-_cropped.jpg
- (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), https://www.inaturalist.org/guide_taxa/1106490
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
