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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Latest Additions:
Caladenia infundibularis (Funnel Web Spider Orchid) 28/10/09 Caladenia thinicola (Scott River Spider Orchid) 28/10/09
Drakaea elastica (Glossy-leafed Hammer Orchid) 28/10/09 Caladenia attingens (Forest Mantis Orchid) 28/10/09
Caladenia procera (Carbunup King Spider Orchid) 28/10/09 Caladenia excelsa (Giant Spider Orchid) 28/10/09
Prasophyllum cucullatum (Hooded Leek Orchid) 28/10/2009 Prasophyllum brownii (Christmas Leek Orchid) 28/10/09
Prasophyllum giganteum (Bronze Leek Orchid) 28/10/2009 Prasophyllum sargentii (Frilled Leek Orchid) 28/10/2009
Prasophyllum fimbria (Fringed Leek Orchid) 28/10/2009 Caladenia georgii (Tuart Spider Orchid) 6/3/09
Praecoxanthus aphyllus (Leafless Orchid) 28/10/2009 Pyrorchis nigricans (Red Beaks) 6/3/09
Thelymitra stellata (Star Orchid) 6/3/09 Cryptostylis ovata (Slipper Orchid) 6/3/09


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 Prasophyllum
arenicola xantha brownii
arrecta Calochilus cucullatum
attingens aff robertsonii cyphochilum
barbarossa Corybas drummondii
bryceana recurvas elatum
caesarea subsp caesarea Cryptostylis aff elatum
cairnsiana ovata fimbria
citrina Cyanicula giganteum
chapmanii gemmata gracile
corynephora ixioides subsp ixioides hians
crebra sericea macrostachyum
discoidea Cyrtostylis parvifolium
dorrienii huegelii regium
doutchiae Disa* Pterostylis
drummondii bracteata* aspera
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) atrata pulcherrima
serotina media subsp media sargentii
splendens Paracaleana speciosa
thinicola nigrita spiralis
uliginosa subsp candicans triens stellata
uliginosa Pheladenia tigrina
viridescens deformis formally Cyanicula deformis variegata
vulgata Praecoxanthus villosa
  aphyllus  
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
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 Eastern Queen of Sheba 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 Freckled Sun Orchid Purple Veined Spider Orchid
Beak Orchids Fringed Leek Orchid Pygmy Orchid
Beard Orchids Fringed Mantis Orchid Queen of Sheba
Bee Orchid Frog Greenhood Rabbit Orchid
Bell Orchid Funnel-web Spider Orchid Rattle Beaks
  Giant Spider Orchid Ray Spider Orchid
Bird Orchid Glossy-leafed Hammer Orchid Reaching Spider Orchid
Blood Spider Orchid Grand Spider Orchid Recurved Shell Orchid
Blue Beard Granite Bunny Orchid Red Beaks
Blue China Orchid Green Spider Orchid Red-veined Shell Orchid
Blue Fairy Orchid Green-veined Shell Orchid Robust Snail Orchid
Blue Orchids Greenhoods Rusty Spider Orchid
Blue Sun Orchid Hammer Orchids Scented Sun Orchid
Blushing Spider Orchid Hare Orchid Shirt Orchid
Bristly Donkey Orchid Heberle's Spider Orchid Short-eared Snail Orchid
Broad-billed Duck Orchid Helmet Orchids Shy Sun Orchid
Bronze Orchid Hills White Spider Orchid Silky Blue Orchid
Bunny Orchids Hooded Leek Orchid Slender Hammer Orchid
Butterfly Orchid Jack-in-the-Box Slender Spider Orchid
Canning Vale Bee Orchid Jackson's Sun Orchid Slipper Orchid
Carbunup King Spider Orchid Joseph's Spider Orchid Smooth-Lipped Spider Orchid
Carousel Spider Orchid Jug Orchid Snake Orchid
Christmas Leek Orchid King Leek Orchid South African Orchid*
Christmas Spider Orchid King Spider Orchid Spider Orchids
Clown Orchid King-in-his-Carriage Splendid Spider Orchid
Club-lipped Spider Orchid Late Bird Orchid Spoon-lipped Rufous Greenhood
Clubbed Spider Orchid Laughing Leek Orchid Star Orchid
Coastal Banded Greenhood Lazy Spider Orchid Stark White Spider Orchid
Coastal White Spider Orchid Leafless Orchid Sugar Candy Orchid
Common Bunny Orchid Leaping Spider Orchid Sugar Orchid
Common Dragon Orchid Leek Orchids Sun Orchids
Common Mignonette Orchid Lemon-scented Sun Orchid Swamp Leek Orchid
Common Spider Orchid Leopard Orchid Swamp Mignonette Orchid
Cossack Spider Orchid Lily Orchid Tall Donkey Orchid
Cowslip Little Laughing Leek Orchid Tall Leek Orchid
Crab-lipped Spider Orchid Little Pink Fairy Tenterden Yellow Spider Orchid
Crimson Spider Orchid Little Pink Fan Tiger Orchid
Crowded Banded Greenhood Man Orchid Tongue Orchids
Crowded Leek Orchid Margaret River Spider Orchid Tuart Spider Orchid
Crystal Brook Star Orchid Midge Orchid Twisted Sun Orchid
Cupped Banded Greenhood Midget Greenhood Underground Orchid
Curled Tongue Shell Orchid Mosquito Orchids Unnamed Rufous Greenhood
Curly Locks Mustard Orchid Vanilla Orchid
Custard Orchid Narrow-lipped Hammer Orchid Wallflower Orchid
Dancing Spider Orchid Narrow-lipped Dragon Orchid Warty Hammer Orchid
Dark Tipped Spider Orchid Northern Darting Spider Orchid Wandoo Beard Orchid
Darling Range Donkey Orchid Northern Queen of Sheba Wheatbelt Zebra Orchid
Donkey Orchids Painted Rufous Greenhood Wheatbelt Dragon Orchid
Drooping Spider Orchid Pansy Orchid White Fairy Orchid
Duck Orchids Piano Orchid White Spider Orchid
Dunsborough Spider Orchid Pink Bunny Orchid William's Spider Orchid
Dwarf Bird Orchid Pink Beaks Winter Donkey Orchid
Dwarf Common Spider Orchid Pink Candy Orchid Winter Spider Orchid
Dwarf Pink Fairy Orchid Pink Enamel Orchid Yellow China Orchid
Dwarf Spider Orchid Pink Fairy Zebra Orchid
Dwarf Zebra Orchid Pink Spider Orchid  
  Potato Orchid  

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