Carbunup King Spider Orchid

The Carbunup King Spider Orchid (Caladenia procera) is one of Australia’s most magnificent yet critically imperiled flora species. Endemic to a tiny geographic zone in the Carbunup River catchment near Busselton, Western Australia, this colossal terrestrial...

Dark-tipped Spider Orchid

The Dark-tipped Spider Orchid (Caladenia postea) is a rare and threatened terrestrial orchid endemic to the fragmented woodland corridors of the Western Australian Wheatbelt and Great Southern regions. Characterized by its pale creamy-white to yellowish perianth...

Powder Blue Orchid

The Powder Blue Orchid (Cyanicula ashbyae) is an exquisite and rare terrestrial orchid endemic to the granite inselbergs of the northern Wheatbelt in Western Australia. Named in honor of botanical collector Alison Ashby, this dazzling geophyte produces delicate starry...

Plumed Leek Orchid

The Plumed Leek Orchid (Prasophyllum plumiforme) is an attractive and sweetly scented terrestrial orchid native to the granitic aprons and seasonally wet soils of southwestern Western Australia. Featuring an erect spike of non-resupinate, upside-down flowers adorned...

Swamp Helmet Orchid

The Swamp Helmet Orchid (Corybas abditus) is a miniature, ground-hugging terrestrial orchid endemic to the cold, winter-wet peat swamps and paperbark wetlands of southern Western Australia. Concealed beneath dense canopies of sedges and tea-trees, this diminutive...
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