Genus species; Dipodium variegated
Meaning of name; Double foot - variable
Family; Orchidaceae
Common name; Blotched Hyacinth Orchid
Features; Leafless Terestial Saprophytic Orchid;
Aspect;
Habitat; Open Forest and Coastal, Scrubland
Soil; Organic matter and Mycorrhiza
Landscape uses; Cannot be cultivated
Leaves; None
Flowering; Stem to 1m tall bearing up to 60 flowers 18mm across, rosey pink; Summer; November to January;
Fruit;
Seed type;
Dispersal vector; No special morphology.
Problems;
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