Diuris heberlei

Diuris heberlei D.L.Jones

Heberle's Donkey Orchid

Diuris laxiflora (Bee Orchids)

David Jones in Austral.Orchid Res. 2:56-57 (1991)

Two Peoples Bay to Augusta, growing in sandy-clay and peaty soils in seasonally damp coastal flats.

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A late flowering, south coastal species 200–600 mm high with two to three smooth, terete leaves 100–150 mm long by 2–3 mm wide and up to five yellow, brown marked flowers 25–35 mm across.

It is distinguished from the related Tall Donkey Orchid (Diuris drummondii) by its generally broader petals and broader, more flattened labellum midlobe. Unlike the widespread D. drummondii it is confined to near coastal areas.

Priority Two

Named in honour of WA Native Orchid Study and Conservation Group member(s): Ron Heberle