Caladenia filamentosa R.Br.

Terrestrial orchid with a small globular tuber and single, lance-shaped leaf, and a small terminal raceme of large crimson flowers in spring.  To 20cm.  [Jones, FNSW, Beadle].

Horticultural & Botanical History

No additional data.

History at Camden Park

Listed in the 1850 and 1857 catalogues [O.57/1850].  Collected at Richlands, Taralga, Southern NSW, a Macarthur family grazing property.

Notes

See notes at ‘Orchid species unidentified no.3’.

Caladenia filamentosa Lindl. (1828) = Caladenia patersonii R.Br., synonym Arachnorchis patersonii (R.Br.) D.L.Jones & M.A.Clem.

Published Jan 26, 2010 - 05:21 PM | Last updated Jul 28, 2010 - 03:44 PM

More details about Caladenia filamentosa R.Br.
Family Orchidaceae
Category
Region of origin

Eastern Australia
Synonyms
  • Calonema filamentosum (R.Br.) D.L.Jones & M.A.Clem.
  • Jonesiopsis filamentosa (R.Br.) D.L.Jones & M.A.Clem.
Common Name

Daddy-long-legs
Name in the Camden Park Record

Orchid no.18 
Confidence level high