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	Class:	Plants (Plantae) - Orchids
	Order:	Asparagus (Asparagales)
	Family:	Orchid (Orchidaceae)
	Species:	King Spider Orchid (Arachnorchis tentaculata)
	This Photo:	New Flower, iso-view
	Synonym:	Caladenia tentaculata
	General Species Information: Found in the Adelaide Hills, and elsewhere We were quite amazed this, one and only flower we've ever had, lasted for over a month. So a number of shots shown here as it's ages. On the 1st day it took quite a while to unravel, but by the 2nd day you can see the lower petals have crossed and the top petal hanging overhead in an arc; almost like a ballarina. A large native orchid standing at about 300mm high, with the labelum being about 10mm wide and the petals approximately 40mm long.
	Copyright © 2016-  Brett & Marie Smith. All Rights Reserved. Photographed 14-Oct-2016
This species is  a  South Australian Native Species, not listed in the Murray Mallee Survey of 2010.