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Corybas obscurus

Corybas obscurus
Photo: Peter de Lange, CC0
Family
Orchidaceae (Orchid family)
Grows as
Orchid
Native range
New Zealand South I.
Climate
subtropical

About

Corybas obscurus is a species of terrestrial orchid endemic to New Zealand. It has a solitary heart-shaped leaf and a deep crimson or nearly black flower and is part of the Corybas trilobus aggregate.

Where it grows

Corybas obscurus occurs in southern beech forest in association with Nothofagus or in forests or shrubland with Kunzea and Leptospermum. It grows in leaf litter. It has been found at elevations from 600 to 1000 m. C. obscurus was first described from the South Island but is known from the North Island as well.

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 obscurus 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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