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Disa subtenuicornis
Disa subtenuicornis is a rare terrestrial orchid from the Langeberg mountains of South Africa's Western Cape, growing from an underground tuber in moist, swampy fynbos. It is a difficult plant to grow outside its native habitat and needs cool, wet, peaty conditions.
Disa subtenuicornis is a perennial plant and geophyte belonging to the genus Disa and is part of the fynbos. The plant is endemic to the Western Cape and occurs in the Langeberg near Riversdale in moist, swampy soil at altitudes of 1200 - 1500m. The plant is considered rare.
Wolfsbane Disa · Disa aequiloba · Disa alinae · Disa alticola · Disa amoena · Disa andringitrana · Disa aperta · Kleinkaroo Disa · Disa aristata · Metallic Disa · Orchid · Langeberg Golden Disa
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Disa subtenuicornis by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
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.
