Botanical name

Pterygodium orobanchoides

Family

Orchidaceae

Common Name

Baster-trewwa

Synonym (old name)

Corycium orobanchoides
Pterygodium orobanchoides
Pterygodium orobanchoides
Pterygodium orobanchoides
Pterygodium orobanchoides

Description

Plants robust to slender up to 42cm tall. Leaves lanceolate with basal leaves prominently barred with purple-red towards the base. Inflorescence dense up to 18cm with numerous yellow-green flowers with purple or black petal tips. Often strongly and unpleasantly scented.

Habitat

Sandy flats

Flower Date

August to October