Drakaea concolor Hopper & A.P.Br.
WANOSCG Orchid Fact Sheet
Drakaea concolor
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Name and Authority
Common Name
Kneeling Hammer Orchid
Originally Described by
Stephen Hopper & Andrew Brown in Austral.Syst.Bot. 20:262-264 (2007)
Distribution and Habitat
Coorow to Kalbarri, growing in pale yellow sandy soils in shrublands.
Flowering Months
· · · · · · · Aug Sep · · ·
Description
A northern species 150–250 mm high with a smooth heart-shaped, ground-hugging leaf 12–20 mm long by 10–18 mm wide and a single dull greenish-yellow and purplish-red flower 3–5 mm across.
Distinguishing Features
It is distinguished from the related Glossy-leafed Hammer Orchid (Drakaea elastica) by its scarcely glossy, dark green leaf, more evenly coloured labellum with a narrower head-like top and more northerly distribution.
WA Conservation Code (Threatened Status)
Threatened (Endangered)
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