Purple Cockatoo: Basal Leaf

Class:

Plants (Plantae) - Orchids

Order:

Asparagus (Asparagales)

Family:

Orchid (Orchidaceae)

Species:

Purple Cockatoo (Glossodia major)

This Photo:

Basal Leaf

Other name:

Wax-lip Orchid

Thank you Reiner Richter for confirming the identification of this species

General Species Information:
Found in the Adelaide Hills and possibly elsewhere
A stunning orchid and quite large for a native at 40mm wide (petal tip to petal tip)

This species is classed as

RA (Rare)

in the Murray Mallee, SA, by DENR (Regional Species Status Assessments, July 2010)

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