Diuris brumalis (Winter Donkey Orchid)
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Donkey Orchid, taken near the peak of Mount Dale in the Darling Escarpement, Western Australia
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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
Winter Donkey Orchid
Description
The Winter Donkey Orchid is a perennial terrestrial orchid for Western Australia. The flowers are mainly yellow with brown markings on the labellum lobes and the dorsal sepal. It has two large erect yellow petals which give the name Donkey Orchid. The lateral sepals are greenish and narrow. As the common name indicates, flowering is in winter (from June to August), with up to twelve flowers in the flowering cluster. The plant develops two or three leaves which are folded lengthwise. The plant grows from a tuber.
Habitat
woodland, forest
Distribution
Diuris brumalis is found in the south-west of Western Australia around Perth and surrounding area
Growth Characteristics
Height: 20cm - 50cm
Classification
| Class: | Liliopsida | | Order: | Asparagales | | Family: | Orchidaceae | | Genus: | Diuris | | Species: | brumalis | | Common Name: | Winter Donkey Orchid |
Relatives in same Genus
Diuris aurea
Diuris behrii
Diuris brevifolia
Diuris corymbosa
Diuris drummondii
Diuris magnifica
Diuris nigromontana
Diuris pardina
Diuris praecox
Diuris punctata
Diuris sulphurea
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