Black Mountain Leopard Orchid
Diuris nigromontana
Family Orchidaceae
About
Diuris nigromontana, commonly known as Canberra donkey orchid or Black Mountain leopard orchid, is a species of orchid that is endemic to the Australian Capital Territory. It has two grass-like leaves and up to eight yellow-orange flowers with brownish marks on the labellum.
How to spot it
Diuris nigromontana is a tuberous, perennial herb with two linear leaves folded lengthwise. Between two and eight yellow-orange flowers are borne on a flowering stem up to 350 mm (14 in) tall. The dorsal sepal is tall and usually erect, more or less triangular but with a bluntly-pointed tip. The lateral sepals are crossed, but usually not turned backwards. The petals are usually erect, egg-shaped to round. The labellum has brownish marks and three lobes, the side lobes relatively large and oblon
Documented on these trails
Found in
- Black Mountain Nature Reserve, Canberra Nature Park — Canberra & Namadgi National Park hikes