Don’s Spider Orchid is a hairy, terrestrial orchid which is found growing singly or in small loose groups. The leaf is 8-10 cm long and 0.6 cm wide, dull green with purple blotches at the base. The flower is 4-5 cm in diameter, pale yellow with some fine reddish striae. The tepaline caudae is dark red and the labellum base is pale yellow. The distinguishing features of this orchid are its relatively small yellow flowers with reddish striae, stiffly held lateral sepals with tiny dark red osmophores and a few short serrate teeth on the mid-section of the labellum margins.
Don's Spider Orchid |
Caladenia cremna
Status: Critically Endangered on the EPBC Act list
Beady Spider Orchid
Government evidence of impact of climate change:
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Australian Government, Conservation Advice, Caladenia cremna
The main potential threats to Don s Spider Orchid include weed invasion; quarrying; illegal collection; unintentional trampling by orchid enthusiasts; the loss of the specific wasp pollinator and inappropriate fire regimes.
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Australian Government, Listing Advices, Caladenia cremna
Additional potential threats include quarrying; illegal collection; trampling by orchid enthusiasts; the loss of the specific wasp pollinator and inappropriate fire regimes.
Combined with numerous potential threats of quarrying; illegal collection; trampling; loss of pollinator and inappropriate fire regimes; and the limited location of the species; the Committee considers that the species geographic distribution is precarious for its survival.
Combined with numerous potential threats of quarrying; illegal collection; trampling; loss of pollinator and inappropriate fire regimes; and the limited location of the species; the Committee considers that the species geographic distribution is precarious for its survival.