Terrestrial Orchids of South-West Western 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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Latest Additions:
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

Caladenia (Spider Orchids)	Cyanicula (Blue Orchids)	Pheladenia (Blue Fairy)
Elythranthera (Enamel Orchids)	Praecoxanthus (Leafless Orchid)	Leptoceras (Rabbit Orchid)
Leporella (Hare Orchid)	Eriochillus (Bunny Orchids)	Drakaea (Hammer Orchids)
Paracaleana (Flying Duck Orchids)	Spiculaea (Elbow Orchid)	Lyperanthus (Rattle Beaks)
Pyrorchis (Beak Orchids)	Crytostylis (Mosquito Orchids)	Corybas (Helmet Orchids)
Epiblema (Babe-in-a-Cradle)	Thelymitra (Sun Orchids)	Calochilus (Beard Orchids)
Microtis (Mignonette Orchids)	Genoplesium (Pygmy Orchids)	Prasophyllum (Leek Orchids)
Gastrodia (Bell Orchid)	Rhizanthella (Underground Orchid)	Cryptostylis (Slipper Orchid)
Pterostylis (Greenhoods)	Diuris (Donkey Orchids)	Disa (South African Orchid)*
* 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