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Diuris chryseopsis
Also called Common Golden Moths, Small Golden Moths
Small snake orchid is a tuberous, native Australian ground orchid that grows in moist woodland and grassland and produces golden-yellow flowers in colonies. It is a wild species rarely grown in gardens, and it needs its native cool, moist, seasonal conditions to thrive.
Diuris chryseopsis, commonly known as common golden moths or small snake orchid, is a species of orchid that is endemic to south-eastern Australia. It is a common and widespread species growing in woodland, often in colonies and has up to four drooping, golden-yellow flowers. It is similar to several other orchids and form hybrids with some other Diuris species.
Common golden moths grows in moist places in forest, woodland and grassland. It is found in south-eastern New South Wales, Tasmania and in Victoria where it is widespread and common. It may also occur in south-eastern South Australia. It is similar to other Diuris species and often forms hybrids with some that occur in the same area.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Diuris chryseopsis 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.
