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GOLDEN COWSLIPS FACTS |
Map is from The Atlas of Living Australia web site, licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Australia License
Common Name
Golden Cowslips
Other Names
Behr's Cowslip Orchid
Description
Golden Cowslips is a terrestrial orchid in the Diuris (Donkey Orchid) genus. The flowers are produced in small clusters of up to four, and each individual flower is about 4 cm across. The flowers are golden yellow and usually have darker stripes on the labellum and dorsal sepal. The lateral sepals are narrow Flowering is in spring from September to November. The plant has three to six narrow grass like leaves that grow to about 20 cm long and less than 1 cm wide. . It is listed as vulnerable in Victoria and South Australia according to the Atlas of Living Australia.
Habitat
grows in woodland, grassland, and open grassy areas in forest
Distribution
Golden Cowslips is found in south east New South Wales, Victoria and southern South Australia
Growth Characteristics
Height: 50cm
Classification
| Class: | Liliopsida | | Order: | Asparagales | | Family: | Orchidaceae | | Genus: | Diuris | | Species: | behrii | | Common Name: | Golden Cowslips |
Relatives in same Genus
Diuris aurea
Diuris brevifolia
Diuris brumalis
Diuris corymbosa
Diuris drummondii
Diuris magnifica
Diuris nigromontana
Diuris pardina
Diuris praecox
Diuris punctata
Diuris sulphurea
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