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Corybas globulus

Corybas globulus
Photo: Lachlan Copeland, CC BY-SA 4.0
Family
Orchidaceae (Orchid family)
Grows as
Bulb, Orchid
Native range
New South Wales
Climate
subtropical

About

Corybas globulus is a species of helmet orchid endemic to a small area of the New England Tableland in northern New South Wales. It is a relatively small orchid with a bright green, heart-shaped leaf and a bulbous, dark reddish purple flower.

Where it grows

The orchid grows in open forest with a dense shrubby understorey. It is only known from the Washpool and Gibraltar Range National Parks.

Other Corybas plants

Swamp helmet orchid · Nodding helmet orchid · Cradle Orchid · Dancing spider orchid · Fairy lanterns · Swamp helmet orchid · Red helmet orchid · Cheesemans spider orchid · Corybas circinatus · Corybas confusus · Hidden spider orchid · Corybas dentatus

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Corybas globulus 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.

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