Diuris refracta

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

Diuris sp. 'Watheroo'; Diuris sp. 'north western wheatbelt'

Dainty Donkey Orchid

Diuris corymbosa (Donkey Orchids)

David Jones & Christopher French in Austral.Orchid Rev. 78(3):35 (2013)

North of Mingenew to Brookton, growing in sandy-clay and clay soils in a variety of habitats from woodlands and shrublands to the slopes of rocky breakaways and the margins of granite outcrops.

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A common species 200–350 mm high with two to three smooth leaves 150–200 mm long by 7–10 mm wide and up to seven yellow and reddish-brown flowers 20–30 mm across.

It is distinguished from the related Mini Donkey Orchid (Diuris recurva) by its larger, generally more colourful flowers.

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