Botanical name

Holothrix brevipetala

Family

Orchidaceae
Holothrix brevipetala
Holothrix brevipetala
Holothrix brevipetala
Holothrix brevipetala
Holothrix brevipetala
Holothrix brevipetala

Description

Slender, tuberous geophyte up to 30cm, with a stout stalk, stiff deflexed hairs and without bracts. Leaf one, pressed flat on the ground, up to 12mm wide, usually withered at flowering time; up to 35 flowers, more or less on one side of the flowering stem, greenish-yellow, sepals densely hairy; lip with 3-5 short, broad lobes; spur slightly curved, 1-2mm long.

Distinguishable from Holothrix cernua by the much shorter, broader lip lobes.

Habitat

Sandy soils and shallow soil in rock crevices, from near sea level to 1,100m.

Flower Date

October to January, mostly after fire