Orchidaceae — Orchid Family
Dendrobium crumenatum Sw.
Dendrobium crumenatum Sw.
Dendrobium crumenatum, the pigeon orchid, is a fragrant white orchid with synchronized one-day flowering across its wide range.
Dendrobium cunninghamii Lindl.
Dendrobium cunninghamii Lindl.
Dendrobium cunninghamii is a New Zealand orchid herb that grows as an epiphyte or lithophyte and blooms from December to January.
Dendrobium discolor Lindl.
Dendrobium discolor Lindl.
Dendrobium discolor is an epiphytic or lithophytic orchid that grows in coastal habitats of northern Australia, New Guinea, and Indonesia.
Dendrobium gracilicaule F.Muell.
Dendrobium gracilicaule F.Muell.
Dendrobium gracilicaule F.Muell. is an epiphytic or lithophytic orchid that flowers between July and September.
Dendrobium kingianum Bidwill ex Lindl.
Dendrobium kingianum Bidwill ex Lindl.
Dendrobium kingianum is a common, easy-to-grow Australian orchid, usually lithophytic, with pink to purple flowers from August to October.
Dendrobium linguiforme Sw.
Dendrobium linguiforme Sw.
Dendrobium linguiforme is an Australian orchid that grows epiphytically or lithophytically, flowering in September and October.
Dendrobium speciosum Sm.
Dendrobium speciosum Sm.
Dendrobium speciosum Sm. is an epiphytic/lithophytic orchid popular in horticulture, pollinated by appropriately sized bees.
Dendrobium striolatum Rchb.f.
Dendrobium striolatum Rchb.f.
Dendrobium striolatum is a lithophytic Australian orchid with streaked petals and sepals that grows on rock surfaces.
Dendrophylax porrectus (Rchb.f.) Carlsward & Whitten
Dendrophylax porrectus (Rchb.f.) Carlsward & Whitten
Dendrophylax porrectus is an epiphytic orchid native to parts of the Caribbean, Central America, and Florida, often known by the synonym Harrisella porrecta.
Dichromanthus aurantiacus (Lex.) Salazar & Soto Arenas
Dichromanthus aurantiacus (Lex.) Salazar & Soto Arenas
Dichromanthus aurantiacus is a common terrestrial orchid native to parts of Central America and southern North America, found as a weed in fallow fields.
Dichromanthus cinnabarinus (Lex.) Garay
Dichromanthus cinnabarinus (Lex.) Garay
Dichromanthus cinnabarinus, or scarlet ladies' tresses, is a common terrestrial orchid found from Texas to Guatemala.
Dipodium pardalinum D.L.Jones
Dipodium pardalinum D.L.Jones
Dipodium pardalinum is a dormant, leafless Australian orchid pollinated by native bees and wasps, that cannot be cultivated.
Dipodium roseum D.L.Jones & M.A.Clem.
Dipodium roseum D.L.Jones & M.A.Clem.
Dipodium roseum, the rosy hyacinth orchid, is a common Australian leafless mycoheterotrophic orchid that cannot be cultivated.
Dipodium squamatum (G.Forst.) R.Br.
Dipodium squamatum (G.Forst.) R.Br.
Dipodium squamatum is a mycoheterotrophic Cymbidieae orchid found in Australia, New Caledonia, and Vanuatu.
Dipodium variegatum M.A.Clem. & D.L.Jones
Dipodium variegatum M.A.Clem. & D.L.Jones
Dipodium variegatum is a leafless mycoheterotrophic orchid native to eastern Australia, that cannot be cultivated.
Disa atricapilla (Harv. ex Lindl.) Bolus
Disa atricapilla (Harv. ex Lindl.) Bolus
Disa atricapilla, the black-haired orchid, is a small perennial orchid endemic to southwestern Western Cape fynbos.
Disa bracteata Sw.
Disa bracteata Sw.
Disa bracteata is a tuberous South African orchid that is invasive and naturalized in Australia, capable of self-pollination.
Disa chrysostachya Sw.
Disa chrysostachya Sw.
Disa chrysostachya (torch orchid) is a native southern African perennial geophyte in the genus Disa.
Disa cylindrica (Thunb.) Sw.
Disa cylindrica (Thunb.) Sw.
Disa cylindrica is a perennial endemic geophyte orchid from South Africa’s Eastern and Western Capes that grows in fynbos.
Disa ferruginea Sw.
Disa ferruginea Sw.
Disa ferruginea is a deceptive nectar-mimicking South African orchid pollinated exclusively by the mountain pride butterfly.
Disa graminifolia Ker Gawl. ex Spreng.
Disa graminifolia Ker Gawl. ex Spreng.
Disa graminifolia, the blue disa, is a South African orchid that flowers from January to March.
Disa hians (L.f.) Spreng.
Disa hians (L.f.) Spreng.
Disa hians is a perennial endemic geophyte of the Disa genus found in South Africa's Eastern and Western Cape fynbos.
Disa inflexa (Lindl.) Mundt ex Bolus
Disa inflexa (Lindl.) Mundt ex Bolus
Disa inflexa is a perennial fynbos geophyte in the Disa genus, endemic to South Africa's Eastern and Western Cape.
Disa longicornu L.f.
Disa longicornu L.f.
Disa longicornu (drip disa) is an endemic fynbos perennial declining due to excessive flower picking.
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