Diuris punctata
1 Purple Donkey Orchid at suppressed
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| Diuris punctata | CharlesDove | 24 May 2018 | |
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Diuris punkata, commonly known as donkey orchids, is a genus of more than sixty species of flowering plants in the orchid family, Orchidaceae and is endemic to Australia apart from one species endemic to Timor
5 comments
24 May 2018
This is the Purple Donkey Orchid - Diuris punctata.
Apparently not very common locally.
Apparently not very common locally.
30 May 2018
Wow. In flower in May? Lucky you! The one in Canberra comes up in like October from memory.
30 May 2018
Sorry, I am doing a catch of sightings Aaron, it will take awhile. All the photos I record have the Name , Location and Date on the photo. Only recorded in May it was in October 2017 when this was Photographed a long way to go before I finish all the sightings updates for this area.
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- At least 1 Abundance
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Species information
- Diuris punctata Scientific name
- Purple Donkey Orchid Common name
- Highly Sensitive
- Rare or uncommon native
- Non-invasive or negligible
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Synonyms
Diuris punctata
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Was the plant in flower?
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