Purple Cockatoo Flower, above | Purple Cockatoo Flower, with Rain Drops | |||||
Class: | Plants (Plantae) - Land Plants (Charophyta) - Land Plants (Equisetopsida) | ||||
Order: | Asparagus (Asparagales) | ||||
Family: | Orchid (Orchidaceae) iNaturalist Observation | ||||
Species: | Purple Cockatoo (Glossodia major) | ||||
This Photo: | 🔍Flower, front🔎 | ||||
Other name: | Wax-lip Orchid | ||||
Thank you Reiner Richter for confirming the id of this species for us General Species Information: Found in the Murray Mallee SA, Adelaide Hills, Coastal Areas and possibly elsewhere A stunning orchid and quite large for a native at 40mm wide (petal tip to petal tip) | |||||
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