x Cyanthera glossodioides Hopper & A.P. Br.
WANOSCG Orchid Fact Sheet
x Cyanthera glossodioides
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Name and Authority
Common Name
Mauve Rare Orchid
Originally Described by
Stephen Hopper & Andrew Brown in Australian Systematic Botany 17(2): 233-234 (2004)
Distribution and Habitat
Yallingup to Albany, growing in lateritic or sandy-clay soils in forests and woodlands.
Flowering Months
· · · · · · · · Sep Oct Nov ·
Description
A rare intergeneric hybrid 200–300 mm high with a dull green, prominently hairy leaf 50–80 mm long by 7–10 mm wide and up to two pinkish-mauve flowers 30–40 mm across.
WA Conservation Code (Threatened Status)
Not Listed
Notes
A hybrid between Silky-blue Orchid (Cyanicula sericea) and Purple Enamel Orchid (Elythranthera brunonis).
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