Diuris sulphurea

Tiger Orchid at Greenleigh, NSW

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	Diuris sulphurea	7 Nov 2021	MattM
	Diuris aurea	6 Nov 2021	LyndalT

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3 comments

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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Location information

Places Greenleigh, NSW

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16 - 100 Abundance
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Diuris sulphurea Scientific name
Tiger Orchid Common name
Sensitive
Local native
Non-invasive or negligible
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