Caladenia huegelii and Caladenia thinicola
Grand and Scott River Spider Orchids
C. huegelii and C. thinicola are closely related and very similarly looking - to the point that it takes an orchid expert to tell them apart. However, they generally do not grow together. C. huegelii grows from Perth to Busselton and C. thinicola grows from Busselton to Augusta.
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Caladenia huegelii |
Caladenia huegelii |
Caladenia huegelii |
Caladenia huegelii |
| Impressive, large spider orchid. While the flowers are about the same size as a large white spider orchid, the labellum is huge with very long fringes. The plants are up to 80cm high. The fringes of the labellum are often split at the ends - a characteristic of this species. | |||
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Caladenia huegelii |
Caladenia thinicola |
Caladenia thinicola |
Caladenia thinicola |
| The Scott River Spider Orchid is smaller than C. huegelii with less colouful flowers. In particular, the labellum is quite smaller. | |||
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Caladenia thinicola |
Caladenia thinicola |
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