Caladenia parva

Brown-clubbed Spider Orchid at Chiltern, VIC

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Identification history

Caladenia parva	7 Oct 2025	Tapirlord
Caladenia tentaculata	6 Oct 2025	RobG1
Caladenia alata	6 Oct 2025	JenetC

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4 comments

RobG1 wrote:

6 Oct 2025

Hi @JenetC, do you have any other photos of the orchid from different angles?

JenetC wrote:

6 Oct 2025

Yes. Just uploaded a few more.

RobG1 wrote:

7 Oct 2025

@JenetC - Thanks for uploading the photos. Sorry, I missed looking at the height and flower size you provided in the sighting earlier. Based on the size, it is more likely to be Caladenia parva. What do you think @Tapirlord ?

Tapirlord wrote:

7 Oct 2025

Yeah I reckon you're spot on about the size Rob.

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Location information

Places Chiltern, VIC

Sighting information

12 Abundance
JenetC Recorded by
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JenetC NatureMapr Caladenia parva Orchids Plants

Additional information

Less than 10cm Plant height
5mm to 12mm Flower size
True In flower

Species information

Caladenia parva Scientific name
Brown-clubbed Spider Orchid Common name
Sensitive
Very rare / threatened
Non-invasive or negligible
Up to 1023.32m Recorded at altitude
In flower
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Synonyms
Arachnorchis phaeoclavia Caladenia phaeoclavia

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