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Calochilus pulchellus
Calochilus pulchellus, commonly known as the pretty beard orchid, is a species of orchid endemic to the south coast of New South Wales. It has a single dark green leaf with a dark red base and up to five pale green to greenish yellow flowers with red striations and a labellum with a coppery red "beard". Fewer than thirty plants growing in three sites are known.
The pretty beard orchid grows in low heath. It is only known from three sites in the Shoalhaven district.
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 · Imperial beard orchid · Metallic beard orchid · Mountain beard orchid
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Calochilus pulchellus 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.
