Botanical name

Disa obliqua subsp. clavigera

Family

Orchidaceae

Common Name

Kapotjie

Synonym (old name)

Schizodium obliquum subsp. clavigerum
Disa obliqua subsp. clavigera
Disa obliqua subsp. clavigera
Disa obliqua subsp. clavigera
Disa obliqua subsp. clavigera
Disa obliqua subsp. clavigera
Disa obliqua subsp. clavigera

Description

Slender tuberous geophyte up to 20cm with a wiry flexuose stem. Leaves basal, obovate-lanceolate. Flowers few in a lax raceme, pink, petals lobed at base, lip speckled, sepals lanceolate, spur 3-9mm long, slender and constricted at the base.

Habitat

Sandstone slopes

Flower Date

August to September mostly after fire