Diuris carectum

Diuris carectum D.L.Jones & C.J.French

Diuris sp. 'Murchison River'

Sedge-loving Donkey Orchid

Diuris corymbosa (Donkey Orchids)

David Jones & Christopher French in Austral.Orchid Rev. 81(2):46-47 (2016)

Nerren Nerren to Dongara, growing in sandy and sandy-clay soils in woodlands and shrublands.

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A recently named species 250–450 mm high with two to three smooth leaves 150–250 mm long by 6–14 mm wide and up to six yellow and brown flowers 20–30 mm across.

It is distinguished from the related Common Orchid (Diuris corymbosa) by its generally paler flower colour, often crossed, prominently recurved lateral sepals and more northerly distribution.

Not Listed