Orchidaceae

Big red spider orchid

Corybas iridescens Irwin & Molloy

Family: Orchidaceae
Genus: Corybas

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Big red spider orchid (Corybas iridescens) — FlowerPhoto: Tim Park, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (1)

English: Big red spider orchid

Synonyms

Corysanthes iridescens (Irwin & Molloy) Szlach.
Nematoceras iridescens (Irwin & Molloy) Molloy, D.L.Jones & M.A.Clem.

Flowers

In flower: August to October (from 271 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Photos

FlowerPhoto: Tim Park, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Christopher Stephens, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Michael Berardozzi, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Christopher Stephens, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Christopher Stephens, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Peter de Lange, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Peter de Lange, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Basil Hooper https://inaturalist.nz/people/504821, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Christopher Stephens https://inaturalist.nz/people/christopherstephens, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Christopher Stephens, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Christopher Stephens https://inaturalist.nz/people/christopherstephens, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Kathy Warburton https://inaturalist.nz/people/katiew, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.