Green-comb Spider-orchid
Caladenia verrucosa

Family: Orchidaceae

What it is like

An orchid that grows in the ground. It grows 15-30 cm high. It has one hairy leaf 12 cm long. It has a single flower like a spider. It has 5 creamy green 'petals' with red-brown markings. They are 4 cm long. The tubers are eaten.

Where it is found

It grows in the Mallee in Australia.

Countries/locations it is found in

Australia (country/location of origin)

How it is used for food

Edible parts

Tubers, root

How it is grown

Its other names

Local names

Synonyms

Arachnorchis verrucosa (G. W. Carr) D. L. Jones & M. A. Clem.;