Caladenia cruscula Hopper & A.P.Br.

Reclining spider orchid (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Asparagales > Orchidaceae > Caladenia

Characteristics

Leaf 80–130 × 4–6 mm. Flower stem 180–250 mm long, 1–2 (–4)-flowered. Flowers 40–50 mm across, creamy white with reddish markings; sepals and petals with brownish, thread-like tips (no clubs). Dorsal sepal erect, 35–40 × 2–2.5 mm. Lateral sepals spreading to stiffly decurved, 30–50 × 3–5 mm, slightly divergent. Petals similarly arranged, 35–40 × 2–2.5 mm. Labellum 12–15 × 7–11 mm, cream to white; margins with numerous, spreading, reddish teeth to 5 mm long; tip recurved. Basal calli 6–8, c. 1.5 mm long, linear, erect. Lamina calli to 1.5 mm long, reddish, in 4 rows onto midlobe. Column 12–15 × 5–7 mm, translucent greenish yellow with red markings; basal glands c. 1.5 mm long, club-shaped, red.
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Locally common; growing on wet flats close to swamps and freshwater seepage areas near salt lakes under low, shrubby vegetation and mallee vegetation in clay loam.
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Images

Caladenia cruscula unspecified picture

Distribution

Caladenia cruscula world distribution map, present in Australia

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:20002672-1
WFO ID wfo-0000342616
COL ID PBRT
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Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Arachnorchis cruscula Caladenia cruscula Calonemorchis cruscula