Small Snake Orchid
Diuris pedunculata
Family Orchidaceae
Endangered — AUS: Endangered, NSW: Endangered
About
Diuris pedunculata, commonly known as the small snake orchid, is a species of orchid which is endemic to New South Wales. It usually has two leaves at its base and one or two yellow and orange flowers with purple markings. It originally occurred in scattered populations between Tenterfield and the Hawkesbury River but because of habitat loss is now only known from the New England Tableland.
How to spot it
Real occurrence confirmed near Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park (Atlas of Living Australia, 1961) — no separate physical description was available on Wikipedia for this species, see the source link for more.
Documented on these trails
Found in
- Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park — Greater Sydney & the Blue Mountains hikes