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Pink Bunny Orchid

Eriochilus scaber

Also called Roughened Eriochilus

Pink Bunny Orchid
Photo: Jean and Fred from Perth, Australia, CC BY 2.0
Family
Orchidaceae (Orchid family)
Grows as
Orchid
Native range
SW. Australia
Climate
subtropical

About

Eriochilus scaber is a plant in the orchid family Orchidaceae and is endemic to Western Australia. It has a single leaf and up to three small red, pink and white flowers. Two subspecies are recognised based on the shape of the leaf and its height above the ground.

Where it grows

This bunny orchid grows in winter-wet areas between Jurien Bay and the Cape Arid National Park. Subspecies orbifolius is restricted to a small area of old sand dunes near Walpole.

Other Eriochilus plants

Hills Bunny Orchid · Parson's bands · Blunt-leaved bunny orchid · White bunny orchid · Easter bunny orchid · Common bunny orchid · Eastern bunny orchid · Crinkle-leaved bunny orchid · White bunny orchid · Scarp Bunny Orchid · Swamp bunny orchid · Magenta autumn orchid

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Eriochilus scaber 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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