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Disa alticola

Family
Orchidaceae (Orchid family)
Grows as
Perennial
Native range
Mpumalanga
Climate
temperate

About

Disa alticola is a perennial plant and geophyte belonging to the genus Disa. The species is endemic to Mpumalanga and occurs on the Steenkampsberg and the Long Tom Pass. The plant is threatened by overgrazing and trampling by livestock.

Other Disa plants

Wolfsbane Disa · Disa aequiloba · Disa alinae · Disa amoena · Disa andringitrana · Disa aperta · Kleinkaroo Disa · Disa aristata · Metallic Disa · Orchid · Langeberg Golden Disa · Beard Disa

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Disa alticola 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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