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feature some of the wildflowers we have photographed in Western Australia, and where possible, identified. If you
are able to help identify further flowers, or correct any I may have wrong, please contact us.
Information given for each species
will give botanical name, known common names, describe the flower, give time of year it flowered, and where it was photographed, and
the areas it occurs in. Names have been matched to Florabase which has also been used to show distribution.
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Caladenia caesarea Mustard Orchid, Cara, Kararr, Kar
A tall spider orchid with slender yellow petals tipped with red. The
wide and elongated yellow labellum has rows of red stripes (of calli). Below is a paler variation.
October
Mayanup (Boyup
Brook area), South West Region, Western Australia and found in scattered locations through the South West and Great Southern regions.
The Aboriginal names Cara, Kararr, or Kar covered a number of different Spider Orchids.
The Aboriginal names Cara, Kararr, or Kar covered a number of different Spider Orchids.
Caladenia falcata Fringed Mantis, Green Spider Orchid
A spider orchid with slender green or yellow petals striped with red. The
yellow wide red tipped labellum has long side fringes. A red curled tip to the labellum. Similar to Caladenia attingens,
but slightly larger, and with the red calli not extending to the red tip of the labellum.
September
Gnowangerup, Great Southern Region,
Western Australia and found through the Wheatbelt, Great Southern and parts of the Goldfield regions, and in limited areas of the
South West.
Caladenia cairnsiana, Zebra Orchid
A very tiny orchid with rusty coloured petals and a cream labellum with red stripes. Two
rows of raspberry-like bobbles as a form of calli on the labellum. The tip of the labellum has a maroon thick edge. Slender
leaf is shown at left.
Spring
Bridgetown, South West Region, Western Australia and found mainly in the South West and Great Southern Regions,
and along the coastal strip to Esperance. Some sightings in the Wheatbelt.
Caladenia ensata, Stumpy Spider Orchid
A medium to small spider orchid with cream to green petals which may have a faint
red stripe down them, yellow clubbed ends and a fringed labellum with a dark red tip. This one lacks the red on the petals.
Dark red thick calli cover the red part of labellum and extend in a strip into the throat.
Spring
Bridgetown, South West Region,
Western Australia, preferring winter wet areas. Usually found near the coast around Augusta, Denmark and Albany.
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