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Calochilus imperiosus
Calochilus imperiosus, commonly known as the imperial beard orchid, is a species of orchid endemic to northern Australia. It has a single leaf and up to fifteen dull green flowers with red or purple markings and a labellum with a pinkish red "beard".
The imperial beard orchid grows in grassland and grassy woodland or forest between Cooktown and Herberton in north Queensland and near Kapalga in Kakadu National Park.
Calochilus ammobius · Wiry beard orchid · Blue beard orchid · Copper Beard Orchid · Pallid beard orchid · Slender beard orchid · Giant beard orchid · Pale beard orchid · Ghostly beard orchid · Metallic beard orchid · Mountain beard orchid · Red beard orchid
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Calochilus imperiosus by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
