As its name suggests this is one of the commonest Spider Orchids in western Australia found in a wide belt from above Kalbarri to Israelite Bay. There are now twelve sub species of Caladenia varians some of which are confined to small geographical areas but quite a few exist together just to make identification difficult. C. varians is characterised by the very long petals and sepals and often forms clumps.

In the LHS photo the flowers are seen from the front side and back.