Botanical name

Disperis bolusiana subsp. bolusiana

Family

Orchidaceae
Disperis bolusiana subsp. bolusiana
Disperis bolusiana subsp. bolusiana
Disperis bolusiana subsp. bolusiana
Disperis bolusiana subsp. bolusiana
Disperis bolusiana subsp. bolusiana
Disperis bolusiana subsp. bolusiana

Description

Slender and hairy, 60-150mm tall. Leaves mostly 2 sometimes 3, cauline, alternate and fringed with hairs, often purplish below. Inflorescence single-flowered; flower greenish-yellow or white with a few green spots just inside hood; median sepal with a sac-like hood; lateral sepals spreading with a pouch-shaped spur in the middle; lip narrow.

Note: Pollinated by oil-collecting bees.

Habitat

Occasional in renosterbos and fynbos, usually partial shade, mainly from 60-700m.

Flower Date

August to September