ANOS Name

Caladenia

There are two major groups of Caladenia occurring in the Brisbane area, Lady Finger Caladenia and Spider Caladenia. The Lady Finger Caladenia have petals and sepals of similar size and the labellum, petals and lateral sepals project forward like fingers of a hand. The spider Caladenia have long slender petals and sepals giving a spider like appearance.

The table below lists the main characteristics of each orchid to assist with their identification.

Lady Finger Caladenia
	Stem Height (mm)	Flower Count	Flower Size (mm)	Flower Colour	Labellum Bars	Labellum Tip	Calli	Column	Midlobe Teeth	Notes
Caladenia alata	60-140	1-2	10-14 x 12-16	White to Pink	Red	Yellow or Orange Blunt	Orange	Green with Red Bars	few 2 prominent flat orange glands
Caladenia caerulea	80-150	1	20-30 x 20-30	Pale to Bright Blue	Blue	creamy yellow recurved	Yellow or Blue	Blue	None	Leaf prostrate
Caladenia carnea	120-250	1-5	16-18 x 20-30	White to Pink	Red	cream to pale yellow recurved	cream to yellow	Green with Red Bars	short	Labellum Lateral lobes not incurved
Caladenia catenata	120-300	1-2	30-40 x 35-45	White to Pink	None	orange recurved	white to yellow	Green	8 to 18
Caladenia fuscata	50-120	1	12-16 x 14-20	White to Pink	Red	recurved	yellow	Green with Red Bars	10-14 short blunt	Labellum Lateral lobes incurved
Caladenia gracillima	100-200	1-3	25-40 x 20-40	Bright Pink	few short purplish bars	orange	cream to pale yellow mauve stalks	Green with purple bars	8-14 yellow to orange
Caladenia picta	80-150	1	20-25 x 25-30	White to Pink	None	orange recurved	White Basal calli orange	Green stained Red	10-16 narrow
Caladenia sp.	170	1	12 x 15	White to Pink	None	orange recurved	Cream to yellow	Green with Red Bars	8-10 white to orange

Spider Caladenia
	Stem Height (mm)	Flower Count	Flower Width (mm)	Flower Colour	Calli	Notes
Caladenia dilatata	450	1-2	100	Green to Yellowish Green	4 rows Reddish Purple	Sepals upswept
Caladenia flaccida	120-230	1-3	60-80	White	2 rows cream	petals and sepals drooping