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PLANT FACTS |
Map is from The Atlas of Living Australia web site, licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Australia License
Common Name
Black Mountain Leopard Orchid
Description
the Black Mountain Leopard Orchid is a yellow flowered terrestrial orchid. The species name nigromontana refers to its range on Black mountain in the ACT. The lateral petal are yellow with reddish brown markings towards the base of the petals. The labellum and dorsal sepal are yellow patterned with reddish brown blotches which presumably give it the common name of Leopard Orchid.. Like other member of the diuris genus, the lateral sepals hang downwards and are reddish and green. The leaves are narrow and grass like.
Habitat
woodland
Distribution
Diuris nigromontana is found on Black Mountain and adjacent hills in the Australian Capital Territory.
Classification
| Class: | Liliopsida | | Order: | Asparagales | | Family: | Orchidaceae | | Genus: | Diuris | | Species: | nigromontana | | Common Name: | Black Mountain Leopard Orchid |
Relatives in same Genus
Diuris aurea
Diuris behrii
Diuris brevifolia
Diuris brumalis
Diuris corymbosa
Diuris drummondii
Diuris magnifica
Diuris pardina
Diuris praecox
Diuris punctata
Diuris sulphurea
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