Spongy Crystalwort
Finished
King Spider Orchid
New Flower, above
| Spongy Crystalwort Finished | | King Spider Orchid New Flower, above | | ||
 | Class: | Plants (Plantae) - Land Plants (Charophyta) - Land Plants (Equisetopsida) - Orchids | |||
| Order: | Asparagus (Asparagales) | ||||
| Family: | Orchid (Orchidaceae) iNaturalist Observation | ||||
| Species: | King Spider Orchid (Arachnorchis tentaculata) | ||||
| This Photo: | New Flower, iso-view | ||||
| Synonym: | Caladenia tentaculata | ||||
Thank you Reiner Richter & Geoffrey Cox for confirming the id of this species for us General Species Information: Found in the Murray-Darling, SA, Adelaide Hills, Coastal Areas and possibly 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 ~300mm high, with the labelum being ~10mm wide and the petals approximately 40mm long. | |||||
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