Granite bee orchid | |
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Diuris picta growing near the western edge of Wave Rock | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Order: | Asparagales |
Family: | Orchidaceae |
Subfamily: | Orchidoideae |
Tribe: | Diurideae |
Genus: | Diuris |
Species: | D. picta
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Binomial name | |
Diuris picta J.Drumm.[1]
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Diuris picta, commonly called the granite bee orchid[2] or granite donkey orchid,[3] is a species of orchid which is endemic to the south-west of Western Australia. It has between three and five leaves at its base and up to eight creamy-white to yellow flowers with brownish purple markings. It grows on granite outcrops between Menzies and Lake King.
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