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Diuris arenaria
Tomaree donkey orchid (Diuris arenaria) is a small tuberous terrestrial orchid native only to a tiny area of Tomaree National Park near Newcastle, New South Wales. It is a rare, protected native that is grown mainly by specialist orchid enthusiasts and is not a typical garden plant.
Diuris arenaria, commonly known as the Tomaree donkey orchid or sand doubletail is a species of orchid which is endemic to a very small area of New South Wales. It has two grass-like leaves and up to nine mauve or light purple and white flowers. It has a very limited distribution near Newcastle.
The Tomaree donkey orchid is only known from a small part of the Tomaree National Park where it grows in sandy soil in heathy forest.
Lemon doubletail · Buttercup doubletail · White donkey orchid · Diuris amabilis · Giant donkey orchid · Golden Donkey Orchid · Little golden moths · Golden Cowslips · Diuris brachyscapa · Diuris bracteata · Short-leaved donkey orchid · Diuris brevis
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Diuris arenaria 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.
