Caladenia longicauda subsp. clivicola

Caladenia longicauda subsp. clivicola Hopper & A.P.Br.

Arachnorchis longicauda subsp. clivicola

Hill's White Spider Orchid

Caladenia longicauda (White Spider Orchids)

Stephen Hopper & Andrew Brown in Nuytsia 14:113-114, Fig. 19M-S (2001)

Dwellingup to Collie and between Cape Naturaliste and Prevelly, growing in gravelly and sandy-clay soils. Near Dunsborough the subspecies is often found in soil pockets on coastal granite outcrops.

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A geographically restricted subspecies 300–500 mm high with a hairy leaf 120–250 mm long by 6–12 mm wide and up to four predominantly white flowers 70–100 mm across.

It is distinguished from the subsp. longicauda, with which it sometimes grows, by its smaller flowers and shorter labellum fringe segments.

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