Spider orchid
Encyclopedia
Spider orchid typically refers to the orchid genus
Caladenia
as a whole.
It may also mean one of the following:
Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
Caladenia
Caladenia
The genus Caladenia belongs to the subfamily Orchidoideae of the orchid family . The abbreviation Calda. is often used in trade journals to indicate the genus....
as a whole.
It may also mean one of the following:
- Several CorybasCorybas (genus)Corybas is a small genus of orchids , named after a Samothracian deity Corybas.- Species :* Corybas acuminatus .* Corybas cheesemanii, Spurred helmet orchid .* Corybas diemenicus ....
species, including- Corybas macranthus
- Corybas trilobus
- Dendrobium tetragonumDendrobium tetragonumDendrobium tetragonum, the Common Spider Orchid, is a species of orchid, also known as the Rectangular-bulbed Dendrobium or Tree Spider Orchid....
(Common Spider Orchid, Tree spider orchid) - Several OphrysOphrysThe genus Ophrys is a large group of orchids from the alliance Orchis in the subtribe Orchidinae. There are many natural hybrids. The type species is Ophrys insectifera L.1753...
species, including- Ophrys fuciflora (Late Spider Orchid)
- Ophrys sphegodesOphrys sphegodesOphrys sphegodes, commonly known as the Early Spider Orchid, is a species of orchid found on alkaline meadows and waste land. It has a distribution that includes western and northern Europe extending to parts of southern England but may also be found as far east as Corfu and possibly also in...
(Early Spider Orchid)