Diuris recurva D.L. Jones 1991 Photo by © Colin Rowan and their Retired Aussies Website
Inflorescence Photo by Ron Heberle and the Thelymitra Page of The Species Orchid Society of Western Australia
Common Name The Bent Diuris - The Mini-Donkey Orchid
Flower Size 1/2" to .6" [1.2 to 1.6 cm]
Found in Western Australia at elevations of 50 to 250 meters among dense low shrubs in winter wet heath as a small sized, cold growing terrestrial orchid with 1 to 2, conduplicate leaves that blooms in the winter on an erect, 8 to 12" [20 to 30 cm] long, 1 to 6 flowered inflorescence.
References W3 Tropicos, Kew Monocot list , IPNI ; Native Orchids of Australia Jones 2006 photo good
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