Botanical name

Evotella carnosa

Family

Orchidaceae

Common Name

Kapotjie

Synonym (old name)

Corycium carnosum
Evotella carnosa
Evotella carnosa
Evotella carnosa
Evotella carnosa
Evotella carnosa
Evotella carnosa

Description

Slender to fairly robust tuberous geophyte up to 50cm. Leaves narrow and lance-shaped, up to 20cm long. Inflorescence dense. Flowers many in a dense raceme, fleshy with green sepals, pink petals and whitish lip.

Habitat

Seepage areas

Flower Date

October to January mostly after fire