Diuris sulphurea

Tiger Orchid at Greenleigh, NSW

Diuris sulphurea at Greenleigh, NSW - suppressed
Diuris sulphurea at Greenleigh, NSW - suppressed
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Diuris sulphurea 7 Nov 2021 MattM
Diuris aurea 6 Nov 2021 LyndalT

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MattM wrote:
   7 Nov 2021
Diuris aurea is a coastal species and doesn’t occur around Canberra.
LyndalT wrote:
   7 Nov 2021
Ok, we have been calling these donkey orchids for years! We will have to update our vocabulary
MattM wrote:
   8 Nov 2021
Species in the Diuris group are collectively called donkey orchids, but the specific common names vary from species to species. In our area it seems all the tiger and leopard orchids have hunted the all the donkey orchids. :p

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