Monday, Jan 12, 2015 at 18:10
Hi Val,
Yeah, maybe I should give my glasses a clean before posting. (insert embarresment icon)
Just had a better look through my copy of "Orchids of South-West Australia".
I would go with D. setacea common name "Bristly Donkey Orchid". Flowering period, September - November. Apparently the "Bristly" refers to the bristly appearance of the leaves.
Supposedly occurring in the SW of WA west of a line drawn from
Geraldton in the north to around
Israelite Bay east of
Esperance so covering a pretty wide range of habitats, climatic conditions and soil types, all of which can affect the colouring and appearance to some degree.
Oh, most of that info is from the aforementioned book, not my memory banks....(;=)).
Cheers
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