WANOSCG Orchid Fact Sheet

Diuris

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Diuris corymbosa complex (Donkey Orchids)

Diuris distribution

Diuris laevis complex (Nanny Goat Orchids)

Diuris laxiflora complex (Bee Orchids)

Diuris corymbosa complex (Donkey Orchids)

Name and Authority

Diuris Sm.

Common Name

Donkey Orchids

Originally Described by

Edward Smith in Trans.Linn.Soc.London,Bot. 4:222 (1798)

Flowering Months

Jan Feb · · · Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec

Description

Diuris species have between two and 10 smooth basal leaves, a smooth flower stem and up to 12 predominantly yellow and brown flowers with a broad, often recurved dorsal sepal, broad, ear-like petals, narrow, hanging lateral sepals and a tri-lobed labellum.

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