Blotched Sarcochilus
Sarcochilus weinthalii
Family Orchidaceae
About
Sarcochilus weinthalii, commonly known as blotched butterfly orchid, is a small epiphytic orchid endemic to eastern Australia. It has between three and seven thin, leathery, yellowish green leaves and up to twelve cream-coloured flowers with large purple or reddish blotches.
How to spot it
Sarcochilus weinthalii is a small epiphytic herb with stems 40–80 mm (2–3 in) long and between three and seven thin, leathery, yellowish green leaves 50–90 mm (2.0–3.5 in) long and 10–12 mm (0.4–0.5 in) wide. Between three and twelve cream-coloured flowers with large purple or reddish blotches, 12–16 mm (0.47–0.63 in) long and 12–15 mm (0.47–0.59 in) wide are arranged on a pendulous stem 50–70 mm (2–3 in) long. The sepals and petals are elliptic to spatula-shaped and the flowers are sometimes cu
Documented on these trails
Found in
- Jubilee Park — South East Queensland hikes