WANOSCG Orchid Fact Sheet

Diuris sp. 'Wongan Hills'

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Name and Authority

Diuris sp. 'Wongan Hills'

Common Name

Wongan Donkey Orchid

Complex Name

Diuris corymbosa (Donkey Orchids)

Originally Described by

Undescribed

Distribution and Habitat

Wongan Hills area, growing in sandy and sandy-clay soils in shrublands.

Flowering Months

· · · · · · · Aug Sep · · ·

Description

A little known species 150–300 mm high with two to three smooth leaves 150–200 mm long by 7–10 mm wide and up to five yellow and reddish-brown flowers 18–25 mm across.

Distinguishing Features

It flowers later than other members of the Diuris corymbosa complex growing in the same area.

WA Conservation Code (Threatened Status)

Not Listed

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