Diuris oraria

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

Diuris sp. 'Zuytdorp Cliffs'

Northern Coastal Donkey Orchid

Diuris corymbosa (Donkey Orchids)

David Jones & Christopher French in Austral.Orchid Rev. 81(2):48-49 (2016)

South of Northampton to Zuytdorp Cliffs, growing in sand over limestone in coastal shrublands.

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A seldom seen species 150–300 mm high with two to three smooth leaves 100–200 mm long by 5–10 mm wide and up to four yellow, brown and purple flowers 20–25 mm across.

It is distinguished from the related Arrowsmith Pansy Orchid (Diuris tinkeri) by its fewer flowered inflorescence, smaller flowers, shorter, prominently recurved dorsal sepal and more northerly distribution.

Not Listed