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Although there is disagreement about the taxonomy of the genus Caladenia, the following is a list of species recognised by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Common names are mostly those given by David L. Jones, or sometimes (especially for more recently described species or subspecies), those used by Andrew Brown.

Natural hybrids

  • Caladenia × aestantha Hopper & A.P.Br. 2001 (C. corynephora × C. serotina) (synonym : Arachnorchis x aestantha (Hopper & A.P.Br.) D.L.Jones & M.A.Clem, 2005)
  • Caladenia × cala Hopper & A.P.Br. 2001 (C. falcata × C. longicauda)
  • Caladenia × coactescens Hopper & A.P.Br. 2001 (C. crebra × C. longicauda) (synonym : Arachnorchis × coactescens (Hopper & A.P.Br.) D.L.Jones & M.A.Clem 2005)
  • Caladenia × eludens Hopper & A.P.Br. 2001 (C. chapmanii × C. splendens)
  • Caladenia × enigma Hopper & A.P.Br. 2001 (C. barbarossa × C. longicauda)
  • Caladenia × ericksonae Nicholls 1950 (C. cairnsiana × C. filifera)
  • Caladenia × erminea Hopper & A.P.Br. 2001 (C. flava × C. marginata)
  • Caladenia × exoleta Hopper & A.P.Br. 2001 (C. dimidia × C. roei)
  • Caladenia × exserta Hopper & A.P.Br. 2001 (C. longicauda × C. uliginosa) (synonym : Arachnorchis × exserta (Hopper & A.P.Br.) D.L.Jones & M.A.Clem 2005)
  • Caladenia × hypata Hopper & A.P.Br. 2001 (C. lobata × C. longicauda) (synonym : Arachnorchis × hypata (Hopper & A.P.Br.) D.L.Jones & M.A.Clem 2005)
  • Caladenia × idiastes Hopper & A.P.Br. 2001 (C. gardneri × C. latifolia)
  • Caladenia × lavandulacea R.S.Rogers 1927 (C. denticulata × C. doutchiae)
  • Caladenia × ornata Hopper & A.P.Br. 2001 (C. drakeoides × C. exilis)
  • Caladenia × resupina Hopper & A.P.Br. 2001 (C. horistes × C. multiclavia)
  • Caladenia × spectabilis Hopper & A.P.Br. 2001 (C. flava × C. latifolia)
  • Caladenia × suffusa Hopper & A.P.Br. 2001 (C. hirta × C. longicauda) (synonym : Arachnorchis × suffusa (Hopper & A.P.Br.) D.L.Jones & M.A.Clem 2005)
  • Caladenia × triangularis R.S.Rogers 1927 (C. flava × C. longicauda)
  • Caladenia × tryphera Hopper & A.P.Br. 2001 (C. microchila × C. sigmoidea)
  • Caladenia × variabilis Nicholls 1950 (C. cardiochila × C. fragrantissima)

Intergeneric hybrid

  • xCalassodia (Caladenia x Glossodia)
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