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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
Short-leaf Donkey-orchid
Description
The Short-leaf Donkey-orchid is only found in South Australia. It produces bright yellow flowers, with reddish brown markings on the labellum and dorsal sepal. The lateral sepals are narrow and greenish. Flowers are produced on stems up to 40 cm tall in spring and early summer from October to December. The leaves are short, as the common name indicates. This species is endangered and restricted to a relatively small area. This orchid can be grown from tubers which multiply each year.
Habitat
open forest, woodland, shrubland, heath, swamp margins
Distribution
Diuris brevifolia is found in South Australia in an area south of Adelaide and is also found on Kangaroo Island
Growth Characteristics
Height: 40cm
Classification
| Class: | Liliopsida | | Order: | Asparagales | | Family: | Orchidaceae | | Genus: | Diuris | | Species: | brevifolia | | Common Name: | Short-leaf Donkey-orchid |
Relatives in same Genus
Diuris aurea
Diuris behrii
Diuris brumalis
Diuris corymbosa
Diuris drummondii
Diuris magnifica
Diuris nigromontana
Diuris pardina
Diuris praecox
Diuris punctata
Diuris sulphurea
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