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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Orchids of South West Australia

Hoffman & Brown

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Latest Additions:
Pterostylis frenchii (Tuart Rufous Greenhood) 18/11/11
Thelymitra stellata (Star Orchid) 10/11/11
Elythranthera emarginata (Pink Enamel) 10/11/11
Caladenia multiclavia (Lazy Spider Orchid) 9/10/11
Caladenia integra (Smooth-lipped Spider Orchid) 9/10/11
Caladenia harringtoniae (Pink Spider Orchid) 9/10/11
Caladenia x lavandulacea (Lavendar Orchid) 9/10/11
Caladenia ensata (Stumpy Spider Orchid) 9/10/11
Microtis orbicularis (Dark Mignonette Orchid) 9/10/11
Thelymitra x macmillanii (Red Sun Orchid) 29/9/11
Caladenia longicauda (White Spider Orchid) 25/9/11
Caladenia hirta subsp hirta (Sugar Candy Orchid) 25/9/11
Thelymitra villosa (Custard Orchid) 25/9/11
Caladenia speciosa (Sandplain White Spider Orchid) 19/9/11
Caladenia caesarea subsp maritima (Cape Spider Orchid) 18/9/11
Caladenia cristata (Crested Spider Orchid) 23/8/11
Cyanicula amplexans (Dainty Blue Orchid) 23/8/11
Caladenia drakeoides (Hinged Dragon Orchid) 23/8/11

* 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

postea Elythranthera aff barbata
arenicola procera brunonis barbata
arrecta pulcra emarginata dilatata
attingens aff polychroma Epiblema exerta ms
barbarossa radialis grandiflorum subsp. grandiflorum hamiltonii
bryceana radiata grandiflorum subsp. cyanea aff nana
caesarea subsp. caesarea reptans subsp reptans Ericksonella mutica
caesarea subsp. maritima roei saccharata picta
cairnsiana serotina Eriochilus recurva
citrina speciosa dilatatus subsp. dilatatus rogersii
chapmanii splendens dilatatus subsp. multiflorus sanguinea
christineae thinicola pulchellus aff sanguinea
corynephora uliginosa subsp candicans scaber sargentii
crebra uliginosa Gastrodia scabra
discoidea viridescens lacista spathulata
dorrienii vulgata Leporella aff turfosa
doutchiae xantha fimbriata vittata
drummondii Calochilus Leptoceras Pyrorchis
excelsa aff robertsonii menziesii forrestii
falcata Corunastylis Lyperanthus nigricans
filifera tepperi serratus Rhizanthella
flava subsp flava Corybas Microtis gardneri
ferruginea recurvas alba Spiculaea
footeana Cryptostylis atrata ciliata
georgei ovata media subsp. media Thelymitra
harringtoniae Cyanicula Paracaleana apiculata
heberleana gemmata nigrita antennifera
hiemalis ixioides subsp ixioides triens benthamiana
hirta subsp hirta sericea Pheladenia campanulata
hirta subsp rosea Cyrtostylis deformis canaliculata
huegelii huegelii Praecoxanthus crinita
infundibularis Disa* aphyllus cucullata
integra bracteata* Prasophyllum dedmaniarum
latifolia Diuris brownii flexuosa
lobata brumalis cucullatum graminea
longicauda subsp. calcigena corymbosa cyphochilum jacksonii
longicauda subsp. clivicola drummondii drummondii latiloba
longicauda subsp. eminens laxiflora elatum macrophylla
longiclavata aff laxiflora aff elatum aff macrophylla
lorea longifolia fimbria magnifica
macrostylis magnifica giganteum pulcherrima
marginata aff magnifica gracile sargentii
multiclavia setacea hians speciosa
nana subsp nana Drakaea macrostachyum spiralis
nivalis elastica parvifolium stellata
pachychila glyptodon regium tigrina
paludosa gracilis Pterostylis variegata
pectinata livida aspera villosa
plicata thynniphila
polychroma  
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 and became known 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
Caladenia x enigma Hyberid between C. longicauda and C. barbarossa
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 Curled Tongue Shell Orchid Late Bird Orchid Red Beaks
Antelope Orchid Curly Locks Laughing Leek Orchid Red-veined Shell Orchid
Arrowsmith Spider Orchid Custard Orchid Lazy Spider Orchid Robust Snail Orchid
Autumn Leek Orchid Dancing Spider Orchid Leafless Orchid Rusty Spider Orchid
Azure Sun Orchid Dark Tipped Spider Orchid Leaping Spider Orchid Sandplain White Spider Orchid
Babe-in-a-Cradle Darling Range Donkey Orchid Leek Orchids Scented Sun Orchid
Baby Blue Orchid Donkey Orchids Lemon-scented Sun Orchid Shirt Orchid
Banded Greenhood Drooping Spider Orchid Leopard Orchid Short-eared Snail Orchid
Beak Orchids Duck Orchids Lily Orchid Shy Sun Orchid
Beard Orchids Dunsborough Spider Orchid Little Laughing Leek Orchid Silky Blue Orchid
Bee Orchid Dwarf Bird Orchid Little Pink Fairy Slender Hammer Orchid
Bell Orchid Dwarf Common Spider Orchid Little Pink Fan Slender Spider Orchid
Bird Orchid Dwarf Pink Fairy Orchid Man Orchid Slipper Orchid
Blood Spider Orchid Dwarf Spider Orchid Margaret River Spider Orchid Smooth-Lipped Spider Orchid
Blue Beard Dwarf Zebra Orchid Midge Orchid Snake Orchid
Blue China Orchid Eastern Queen of Sheba Midget Greenhood South African Orchid*
Blue Fairy Orchid Elbow Orchid Mosquito Orchids Spider Orchids
Blue Orchids Elephant's Ears Mustard Orchid Splendid Spider Orchid
Blue Sun Orchid Enamel Orchids Narrow-lipped Hammer Orchid Spoon-lipped Rufous Greenhood
Blushing Spider Orchid Exotic Spider Orchid Narrow-lipped Dragon Orchid Star Orchid
Bristly Donkey Orchid Flying Duck Orchid Northern Darting Spider Orchid Stark White Spider Orchid
Broad-billed Duck Orchid Forest Mantis Orchid Northern Queen of Sheba Sugar Candy Orchid
Bronze Orchid Freckled Sun Orchid Painted Rufous Greenhood Sugar Orchid
Bunny Orchids Fringed Leek Orchid Pansy Orchid Sun Orchids
Butterfly Orchid Fringed Mantis Orchid Piano Orchid Swamp Leek Orchid
Canning Vale Bee Orchid Frog Greenhood Pink Bunny Orchid Swamp Mignonette Orchid
Cape Spider Orchid Funnel-web Spider Orchid Pink Beaks Tall Donkey Orchid
Carbunup King Spider Orchid Giant Spider Orchid Pink Candy Orchid Tall Leek Orchid
Carousel Spider Orchid Glossy-leafed Hammer Orchid Pink Enamel Orchid Tenterden Yellow Spider Orchid
Christine's Spider Orchid Grand Spider Orchid Pink Fairy Tiger Orchid
Christmas Leek Orchid Granite Bunny Orchid Pink Spider Orchid Tongue Orchids
Christmas Spider Orchid Green Spider Orchid Potato Orchid Tuart Spider Orchid
Clown Orchid Green-veined Shell Orchid Pouched Leek Orchid Twisted Sun Orchid
Club-lipped Spider Orchid Greenhoods Primrose Spider Orchid Underground Orchid
Clubbed Spider Orchid Hammer Orchids Prisoner Orchid (doutchaie type) Unnamed Rufous Greenhood
Coastal Banded Greenhood Hare Orchid Prisoner Orchid (cairnsiana type) Vanilla Orchid
Coastal White Spider Orchid Heberle's Spider Orchid Prisoner Orchid (roei type) Wallflower Orchid
Common Bunny Orchid Helmet Orchids Purple Enamel Orchid Warty Hammer Orchid
Common Dragon Orchid Hills White Spider Orchid Purple Pansy Orchid Wandoo Beard Orchid
Common Mignonette Orchid Hooded Leek Orchid Purple Veined Spider Orchid Wheatbelt Zebra Orchid
Common Spider Orchid Jack-in-the-Box Pygmy Orchid Wheatbelt Dragon Orchid
Cossack Spider Orchid Jackson's Sun Orchid Queen of Sheba White Fairy Orchid
Cowslip Joseph's Spider Orchid Rabbit Orchid White Spider Orchid
Crab-lipped Spider Orchid Jug Orchid Rattle Beaks William's Spider Orchid
Crimson Spider Orchid King Leek Orchid Ray Spider Orchid Winter Donkey Orchid
Crowded Banded Greenhood King Spider Orchid Reaching Spider Orchid Winter Spider Orchid
Crowded Leek Orchid King-in-his-Carriage Recurved Shell Orchid Yellow China Orchid
Crystal Brook Star Orchid     Zebra Orchid
Cupped Banded Greenhood      

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