Botanical name
Disa confertaFamily
OrchidaceaeDescription
Plants slender up to 25cm tall. Leaves linear to lanceolate. Inflorescence slender, cylindrical, dense. Bracts as tall or taller than the flowers. Flowers very small, lime-green to cream at opening, but soon turning beetroot-red. Spur pouched, 0.1-0.2mm long. Lip pendent, 2-2.5mm long. This species may be readily identified by its slender form, small flowers, beetroot-red colour and pouched (saccate) spur.
Habitat
Occasional in dry to slightly moist sandy or gravelly areas in full sunlight
Flower Date
October to December