Botanical name

Satyrium humile

Family

Orchidaceae
Satyrium humile
Satyrium humile
Satyrium humile
Satyrium humile
Satyrium humile
Satyrium humile

Description

Slender plant up to 40cm tall. Leaves usually two - spreading near the ground - with abrupt transition to conspicuous tubular - slender sheaths above. Minutely hairy edged bracts are sharply down-flexed. Flowers pale cream tinged with green - pink or brown in rather a loose spike - often sweet-scented. Spurs slender - 12-26mm long and diverging or spreading away from the ovary.

Habitat

Stony sandstone slopes or among rocks

Flower Date

September to October - mostly after fire