Caladenia orestes

Caladenia orestes is a terrestrial, perennial, deciduous, herb with a spherical underground tuber and a single linear to lance-shaped leaf, 60–110 mm (2–4 in) long and 6–10 mm (0.2–0.4 in) wide with a reddish to purplish base. One or two cream coloured to pink or reddish flowers are borne on a flowering stem 200–350 mm (8–10 in) tall. The dorsal sepals is 40–50 mm (1.6–2.0 in) long, about 3 mm (0.1 in) wide, narrow egg-shaped to elliptic near its base then tapers to a blackish glandular tip. The lateral sepals are 40–60 mm (1.6–2.4 in) long, 3–4 mm (0.1–0.2 in) wide, lance-shaped to egg-shaped near the base then taper to blackish glandular tips. The petals are 35–45 mm (1–2 in) long, about 2–3 mm (0.08–0.1 in) wide and otherwise similar to the sepals. The lateral sepals and petals spread widely, turn down slightly or droop. The labellum is 14–17 mm (0.6–0.7 in) long, 8–11 mm (0.3–0.4 in) wide and curves forward with its tip strongly curving downwards. There are between 7 and 14 pairs of dark purplish, linear teeth up to 1.2 mm (0.05 in) long on the sides of the labellum and four or six rows of calli along the mid-line of the labellum, the longest of which are about 1.5 mm (0.06 in) long and shaped like hockey sticks. Flowering occurs during October and in early November.^[2]