WANOSCG Orchid Fact Sheet

Diuris concinna

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Diuris concinna

Diuris concinna distribution

Diuris concinna

Name and Authority

Diuris concinna D.L.Jones

Synonyms (previous names)

Diuris aff. brevifolia

Common Name

Elegant Donkey Orchid

Complex Name

Diuris laxiflora (Bee Orchids)

Originally Described by

David Jones in Austral.Orchid Res. 2:53-54 (1991)

Distribution and Habitat

Cape Arid to Wellstead, growing in sandy and sandy-clay soils in seasonally damp areas, flowering best in the season following summer fire.

Flowering Months

· · · · · · · · Sep Oct Nov Dec

Description

A eastern species 200–400 mm high with four to six smooth, terete leaves 80–150 mm long by 1–2 mm wide and up to five yellow, brown marked flowers 20–15 mm across.

Distinguishing Features

It is distinguished from the related Bristly Donkey Orchid (Diuris setacea) by its straight rather than spirally twisted leaves and taller inflorescence.

WA Conservation Code (Threatened Status)

Not Listed

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