b rown , ▁dens ely ▁g land ular , ▁thread - like ▁tips . ▁The ▁d ors al ▁se pal ▁is ▁ere ct , ▁ ▁long ▁and ▁ ▁wide . ▁The ▁later al ▁sep als ▁are ▁ ▁long , ▁ ▁wide , ▁spread ▁widely ▁and ▁dow nt urn ed ▁with ▁dro op ing ▁ends . ▁The ▁pet als ▁are ▁ ▁long , ▁ ▁wide ▁and ▁arranged ▁like ▁the ▁later al ▁sep als . ▁The ▁lab ell um ▁is ▁ ▁long , ▁ ▁wide ▁and ▁white ▁to ▁cre am - col oured , ▁often ▁with ▁a ▁dark ▁red ▁tip . ▁The ▁sides ▁of ▁the ▁lab ell um ▁have ▁many ▁re dd ish ▁teeth ▁up ▁to ▁ ▁long ▁and ▁the ▁tip ▁is ▁cur led ▁under . ▁There ▁are ▁four ▁or ▁six ▁rows ▁of ▁re dd ish ▁cal li ▁up ▁to ▁ ▁long ▁in ▁the ▁centre ▁of ▁the ▁lab ell um . ▁Flow ering ▁occurs ▁from ▁September ▁to ▁November ▁and ▁is ▁more ▁pro l ific ▁after ▁fire . ▁ ▁Tax onomy ▁and ▁naming ▁Cal aden ia ▁pat erson ii ▁was ▁first ▁formally ▁described ▁in ▁ 1 8 1 0 ▁by ▁Robert ▁Brown ▁and ▁the ▁description ▁was ▁published ▁in ▁'' Pro d rom us ▁fl ora e ▁Nov ae ▁Holland iae . ▁ ▁Distribution ▁and ▁habitat ▁Pat erson ' s ▁sp ider ▁orch id ▁is ▁found ▁mostly ▁in ▁eastern ▁coast al ▁Victoria ▁and ▁northern ▁Tas mania ▁where ▁it ▁grows ▁in ▁he ath ▁and ▁he ath y ▁wood land . ▁ ▁Conserv ation ▁Cal aden ia ▁pat erson