Maroon-hood Orchid
Whole
Murray Mallee Region
Small White Sun-orchid
Flower
 
                      
Black Fire-orchid (Pyrorchis nigricans)Class: Plants (Plantae) - Land Plants (Charophyta) - Land Plants (Equisetopsida) - Orchids
Order: Asparagus (Asparagales)
Family: Orchid (Orchidaceae)     iNaturalist Observation
Species: Black Fire-orchid (Pyrorchis nigricans)
This Photo:     🔍Leaf🔎
Other name: Red Beaks

Thank you Alan Dandie for confirming the id of this species for us

General Species Information:
Found in the Murray Mallee SA, Coastal Areas and possibly elsewhere

Copyright © 2022-2024 Brett & Marie Smith. All Rights Reserved. Photographed 18-Oct-2022
This species is classed as RA (Rare) in the Murray Mallee, SA, by DENR (Regional Species Status Assessments, July 2010)