Elythranthera x intermedia (Fitzg.) M.A.Clem.
WANOSCG Orchid Fact Sheet
Elythranthera x intermedia
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Name and Authority
Synonyms (previous names)
Glossodia × intermedia; Caladenia × intermedia
Common Name
Intermediate Enamel Orchid
Originally Described by
Robert Fitzgerald in Gardeners' Chronicle, n.ser 17(432): 462 (1882) as Glossodia intermedia
Distribution and Habitat
North east of Jurien Bay to Augusta and east to Bremer Bay, growing in sandy-clay, clay and lateritic soils in forests and woodlands.
Flowering Months
· · · · · · · · · Oct Nov ·
Description
An attractive hybrid 150–300 mm high with a dull green, prominently hairy leaf 50–90 mm long by 7–12 mm wide and up to three purple or mauve-pink flowers 35–45 mm across.
WA Conservation Code (Threatened Status)
Not Listed
Notes
A hybrid between Pink Enamel Orchid (Elythranthera emarginata) and Purple Enamel Orchid (E. brunonis).
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