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Part shade Cold MID TO LATESpring

Common Name The Short Diuris

Flower Size .6 to .8" [1.5 to 2 cm]

Found in Western Australia around the edges of swamps and river flats as a mini-mniature to miniture sized, cold growing terrestrial with an underground tuber giving rise to 4 to 8, often twisted leaves that blooms in the mid to late spring on an erect, 6 to 16" [15 to 40 cm] long, to 5 flowered inflorescence

CATION I Have no way of personally verifying this determination so please use with caution!!

Synonyms

References W3 Tropicos, Kew Monocot list , IPNI ;

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