WANOSCG Orchid Fact Sheet

Elythranthera emarginata

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Name and Authority

Elythranthera emarginata (Lindl.) A.S.George

Synonyms (previous names)

Glossodia emarginata; Caladenia emarginata

Common Name

Pink Enamel Orchid

Originally Described by

John Lindley in A Sketch of the Vegetation of the Swan River Colony: l. (1840) as Glossodia emarginata

Distribution and Habitat

Mt Lesueur to Bremer Bay, growing in sandy, sandy-clay and clay soils in forests, woodlands and shrublands.

Flowering Months

· · · · · · · · · Oct Nov Dec

Description

A colony-forming species 120–250 mm high with a broad, hairy leaf 40–80 mm long by 6–10 mm wide and up to three glossy-pink flowers 30–50 mm across.

Distinguishing Features

The leaf is green on both sides.

WA Conservation Code (Threatened Status)

Not Listed

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