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Spectacled donkey orchid

Diuris conspicillata

Spectacled donkey orchid
Photo: Geoff Derrin, CC BY-SA 4.0
Family
Orchidaceae (Orchid family)
Grows as
Orchid
Native range
SW. Australia
Climate
subtropical

About

Diuris conspicillata, commonly called the spectacled donkey orchid, is a species of orchid which is endemic to the south-west of Western Australia. It is an uncommon species, only found on two coastal granite outcrops, growing in shallow soil pockets.

Where it grows

The spectacled donkey orchid is only known from two populations growing in shallow soil pockets on coastal granite outcrops near Esperance.

Other Diuris plants

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

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Diuris conspicillata 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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