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Golden Donkey Orchid

Diuris aurea

Golden Donkey Orchid
Photo: Doug from Australia, CC BY 2.0
Family
Orchidaceae (Orchid family)
Grows as
Orchid
Native range
E. Queensland to E. New South Wales
Climate
subtropical

About

Diuris aurea, commonly known as the golden donkey orchid, is a species of orchid which is endemic to Australia, growing in New South Wales and Queensland. It has one or two leaves at the base and two to five golden-yellow to orange flowers with some darker markings.

Where it grows

In New South Wales, golden donkey orchid grows between Marulan and the Hunter Valley, growing in heathy and shrubby woodland and in grassy places in forest in areas near the coast. It also occurs in Queensland where its conservation status is "of least concern".

Other Diuris plants

Lemon doubletail · Buttercup doubletail · White donkey orchid · Diuris amabilis · Giant donkey orchid · Tomaree donkey orchid · Little golden moths · Golden Cowslips · Diuris brachyscapa · Diuris bracteata · Short-leaved donkey orchid · Diuris brevis

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Diuris aurea 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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