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Waxy satyr orchid

Satyrium carneum

Also called Pink Satyre

Waxy satyr orchid
Photo: Andrew massyn, CC BY-SA 3.0
Family
Orchidaceae (Orchid family)
Grows as
Orchid
Native range
SW. & SSW. Cape Prov.
Climate
subtropical

About

Satyrium carneum is a species of orchid endemic to the southwestern Western Cape. It is also known by the names pink satyr orchid, rooikappie, or rooitrewwa.

Where it grows

Satyrium carneum is found from the Cape Peninsula to Riversdale and Sedgefield. It is becoming increasingly local and rare.

Other Satyrium plants

Twohorn Satyre · Satyrium buchananii · Orange Satyre · Satyrium crassicaule · Satyrium erectum · Largeleaf Satyre · Membrane Satyre · Nepal Satyrium · Scented Orchid · Carrion Flower Orchid · Satyrium

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Satyrium carneum 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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