Diuris setacea R.Br.
WANOSCG Orchid Fact Sheet
Diuris setacea
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Name and Authority
Common Name
Bristly Donkey Orchid
Complex Name
Diuris laxiflora (Bee Orchids)
Originally Described by
Robert Brown in Prodr. 316 (1810)
Distribution and Habitat
Cape Arid to Kalbarri, growing in sandy, sandy-clay, lateritic and granitic soils in forests, woodlands and shrublands, flowering best in the season following summer fire.
Flowering Months
Jan · · · · · · · Sep Oct Nov Dec
Description
A common, wide spread species 150–300 mm high with five to eight smooth, spirally twisted leaves 60–100 mm long by 1.5–3 mm wide and up to seven yellow, brown marked flowers 20–30 mm across.
Distinguishing Features
It is closely related to Cat’s-face Orchid (Diuris filifolia), appearing to differ only in having twisted rather than straight leaves.
WA Conservation Code (Threatened Status)
Not Listed
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