Diuris suffusa

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

Diuris sp. 'Wyalkatchem'

Mottled Donkey Orchid

Diuris corymbosa (Donkey Orchids)

David Jones & Christopher French in Austral.Orchid Rev. 81(2):43-44 (2016)

Merredin to Wongan Hills, growing in sandy-clay soils in woodlands and shrublands.

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A small pale flowered species 150–300 mm high with two to three smooth leaves 100–200 mm long by 4–8 mm wide and up to seven cream to pale yellow, brown marked flowers 15–25 mm across.

It is distinguished from the related Dainty Donkey Orchid (Diuris refracta) by its smaller, paler coloured flowers and more inland distribution.

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