Terrestrial Orchids of South West Australia

This page contains high resolution photos of orchids from South-West Western Australia. The photos were taken using either a Canon PowerShot A200 digital camera or a Canon EOS 350D. The photos are arranged into genera. Click on the thumbnails below to go to the main photo pages for those genera. Within these pages, click on the thumbnail to view the actual photo. This page will be updated often as I take more photos. Check out the links page for more orchid related sites.
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Caladenia huegelii (Grand Spider Orchid) 27/4/08 Caladenia integra (Smooth Lipped Spider Orchid) 27/4/08
Caladenia falcata (Green Spider Orchid) 27/4/08 Caladenia barbarossa (Dragon Orchid) 27/4/08
Caladenia cairnsiana (Zebra Orchid) 27/4/08 C. longicauda subsp eminens (Stark White Spider) 27/4/08
Caladenia x (Dragon Orchid x White Spider Orchid) 27/4/08 Caladenia x (Darting Spider x White Spider) 27/4/08
Caladenia multiclavia (Lazy Spider Orchid) 12/10/07 Caladenia uliginosa (Darting Spider Orchid) 11/10/07
Caladenia dorrienii (Cossack Spider Orchid) 11/10/07 Caladenia x cala (White and Green Spider Hybrid) 9/9/07
Caladenia caesarea (Mustard Orchid) 11/10/07 Caladenia hiemalis (Dwarf Common Spider Orchid) 9/9/07
Drakaea livida (Warty Hammer Orchid) 9/9/07 Caladenia vulgata (Common Spider Orchid) 9/9/07


Pheladenia (Blue Fairy)

* Indicates an introduced species.

Orchid listings by scientific name

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This list contains all the scientific names of the orchids featured in the above galleries arranged in alphabetical order.
Note that this list contains only about one third of all the orchid species found in the South West. The names in bold are the genus names.

Caladenia

williamsiae Pheladenia
arenicola xantha deformis formally Cyanicula deformis
arrecta Calochilus Praecoxanthus
attingens aff robertsonii aphyllus
barbarossa Corybas Prasophyllum
bryceana recurvas cyphochilum
caesarea subsp caesarea Cryptostylis drummondii
cairnsiana ovata elatum
citrina Cyanicula aff elatum
chapmanii gemmata fimbria
corynephora ixioides subsp ixioides gracile
crebra sericea hians
discoidea Cyrtostylis macrostachyum
dorrienii huegelii parvifolium
doutchiae Disa* regium
drummondii bracteata* Pterostylis
excelsa Diuris aff barbata
falcata brumalis barbata
filifera corymbosa dilatata
flava subsp flava drummondii exerta ms
ferruginea laxiflora hamiltonii
footeana aff laxiflora aff nana
georgei longifolia mutica
harringtoniae magnifica picta
heberleana aff magnifica recurva
hiemalis setacea rogersii
hirta subsp hirta Drakaea sanguinea
hirta subsp rosea elastica aff sanguinea
huegelii glyptodon sargentii
infundibularis gracilis scabra
integra livida spathulata
latifolia thynniphila aff turfosa
lobata Elythranthera vittata
longicauda subsp. calcigena brunonis Pyrorchis
longicauda subsp. clivicola emarginata forrestii
longicauda subsp. eminens Epiblema nigricans
longiclavata grandiflorum subsp grandiflorum Rhizanthella
lorea grandiflorum subsp cyanea gardneri
macrostylis Eriochilus Spiculaea
marginata dilatatus subsp dilatatus ciliata
multiclavia dilatatus subsp multiflorus Thelymitra
nana subsp nana dilatatus subsp undulatus apiculata
nivalis pulchellus antennifera
pachychila scaber benthamiana
paludosa Gastrodia campanulata
pectinata lacista canaliculata
plicata Genoplesium crinita
polychroma nigricans cucullata
postea Leporella dedmaniarum
procera fimbriata flexuosa
pulcra Leptoceras graminea
aff polychroma menziesii jacksonii
radialis Lyperanthus latiloba
radiata serratus macrophylla
reptans subsp reptans Microtis aff macrophylla
roei alba magnifica
saccharata (now Ericksonella saccharata) media subsp media spiralis
serotina Paracaleana stellata
splendens nigrita tigrina
uliginosa subsp candicans triens aff variegata
uliginosa   villosa
viridescens    
vulgata    
Hybrids
Many natural hybrid orchids were originally named on the thought that they were new species. On the discovery that they were not, they were removed as species. They are now generally know as 'named hybrids'
Hybrids are most often found growing in an area where both parent species are located. They generally visually approximate both parents. For example, C. x cala has a red tipped labellum similar to C. falcata and sometimes partially upswept sepals.
Listing of hybrids in the galleries
Caladenia x spectabilis - Hybrid between C. flava and C. latifolia
Caladenia x cala - Hybrid between C. longicauda and C. Falcata
Caladenia x ericksoniae (cairnsiana type) - Hybrid between C. cairnsiana and any member of the C. filamentosa group
Caladenia x ericksoniae (doutchaie type) - Hybrid between C. doutchaie and any member of the C. filamentosa group
Caladenia x ericksoniae (roei type) - Hybrid between C. roei and any member of the C. filamentosa group
Caladenia x resupina - Hybrid between C. multiclavia and any member of the C. filamentosa group
Caladenia radiata x longicauda - Hybrid between C. radiata and C. longicauda
Thelymitra spiralis x antennifera - Hybrid between T. spiralis and T. antennifera
Thelymitra crinita x macrophylla - Hybrid between T. crinita and T. macrophylla

Orchid listings by common name

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This list contains all the common names of the orchids featured in the above galleries arranged in alphabetical order.
Some orchids have more than one common name and as such, they are listed more than once. The bold names are the genus names.

Ant Orchid Dwarf Zebra Orchid Pouched Leek Orchid
Antelope Orchid Elbow Orchid Primrose Spider Orchid
Arrowsmith Spider Orchid Elephant's Ears Prisoner Orchid (doutchaie type)
Autumn Leek Orchid Enamel Orchids Prisoner Orchid (cairnsiana type)
Azure Sun Orchid Exotic Spider Orchid Prisoner Orchid (roei type)
Babe-in-a-Cradle Flying Duck Orchid Purple Enamel Orchid
Baby Blue Orchid Forest Mantis Orchid Purple Pansy Orchid
Banded Greenhood Fringed Leek Orchid Purple Veined Spider Orchid
Beak Orchids Fringed Mantis Orchid Pygmy Orchid
Beard Orchids Frog Greenhood Rabbit Orchid
Bee Orchid Funnel-web Spider Orchid Rattle Beaks
Bell Orchid Giant Spider Orchid Ray Spider Orchid
  Glossy-leafed Hammer Orchid Reaching Spider Orchid
Bird Orchid Grand Spider Orchid Recurved Shell Orchid
Blood Spider Orchid Granite Bunny Orchid Red Beaks
Blue Beard Green Spider Orchid Red-veined Shell Orchid
Blue China Orchid Green-veined Shell Orchid Robust Snail Orchid
Blue Fairy Orchid Greenhoods Rusty Spider Orchid
Blue Orchids Hammer Orchids Scented Sun Orchid
Blue Sun Orchid Hare Orchid Shirt Orchid
Blushing Spider Orchid Heberle's Spider Orchid Short-eared Snail Orchid
Bristly Donkey Orchid Helmet Orchids Shy Sun Orchid
Broad-billed Duck Orchid Hills White Spider Orchid Silky Blue Orchid
Bronze Orchid Jack-in-the-Box Slender Hammer Orchid
Bunny Orchids Jackson's Sun Orchid Slender Spider Orchid
Butterfly Orchid Joseph's Spider Orchid Slipper Orchid
Canning Vale Bee Orchid Jug Orchid Smooth-Lipped Spider Orchid
Carbunup King Spider Orchid King Leek Orchid Snake Orchid
Carousel Spider Orchid King Spider Orchid South African Orchid*
Christmas Spider Orchid King-in-his-Carriage Spider Orchids
Clown Orchid Late Bird Orchid Splendid Spider Orchid
Club-lipped Spider Orchid Laughing Leek Orchid Spoon-lipped Rufous Greenhood
Clubbed Spider Orchid Lazy Spider Orchid Star Orchid
Coastal Banded Greenhood Leafless Orchid Stark White Spider Orchid
Coastal White Spider Orchid Leaping Spider Orchid Sugar Candy Orchid
Common Bunny Orchid Leek Orchids Sugar Orchid
  Lemon-scented Sun Orchid Sun Orchids
Common Dragon Orchid Leopard Orchid Swamp Leek Orchid
Common Mignonette Orchid Lily Orchid Swamp Mignonette Orchid
Common Spider Orchid Little Laughing Leek Orchid Tall Donkey Orchid
Cossack Spider Orchid Little Pink Fairy Tall Leek Orchid
Cowslip Little Pink Fan Tenterden Yellow Spider Orchid
Crab-lipped Spider Orchid Man Orchid Tiger Orchid
Crimson Spider Orchid Margaret River Spider Orchid Tongue Orchids
Crowded Banded Greenhood Midge Orchid Tuart Spider Orchid
Crowded Leek Orchid Midget Greenhood Twisted Sun Orchid
Crystal Brook Star Orchid Mosquito Orchids Underground Orchid
Cupped Banded Greenhood Mustard Orchid Unnamed Rufous Greenhood
Curled Tongue Shell Orchid Narrow-lipped Hammer Orchid Vanilla Orchid
Curly Locks Narrow-lipped Dragon Orchid Wallflower Orchid
Custard Orchid Northern Darting Spider Orchid Warty Hammer Orchid
Dancing Spider Orchid Northern Queen of Sheba Wandoo Beard Orchid
Dark Tipped Spider Orchid Painted Rufous Greenhood Wheatbelt Zebra Orchid
Darling Range Donkey Orchid Pansy Orchid Wheatbelt Dragon Orchid
Donkey Orchids Piano Orchid White Fairy Orchid
Drooping Spider Orchid Pink Bunny Orchid White Spider Orchid
Duck Orchids Pink Beaks William's Spider Orchid
Dunsborough Spider Orchid Pink Candy Orchid Winter Donkey Orchid
Dwarf Bird Orchid Pink Enamel Orchid Winter Spider Orchid
Dwarf Common Spider Orchid Pink Fairy Yellow China Orchid
Dwarf Pink Fairy Orchid Pink Spider Orchid Zebra Orchid
Dwarf Spider Orchid Potato Orchid  

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