Английская Википедия:Diuris setacea

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Diuris setacea, commonly called the bristly donkey orchid,[1] is a species of orchid that is endemic to the south-west of Western Australia. It has a tuft of up to ten twisted leaves at its base and up to seven yellow flowers with a few brown markings. It grows in moist soil on granite outcrops and flowers much more prolifically after fire the previous summer.

Description

Diuris setacea is a tuberous, perennial herb with between six and ten spirally twisted leaves in a tuft at its base. The leaves are Шаблон:Convert long and Шаблон:Convert wide. Between two and seven yellow flowers with brown markings, Шаблон:Convert long and Шаблон:Convert wide are borne on a flowering stem Шаблон:Convert tall. The dorsal sepal is erect, Шаблон:Convert long and Шаблон:Convert wide. The lateral sepals are Шаблон:Convert long, Шаблон:Convert wide and turned downwards. The petals are more or less erect or bent backwards, Шаблон:Convert long and Шаблон:Convert wide on a greenish brown stalk Шаблон:Convert long. The labellum is Шаблон:Convert long and has three lobes. The centre lobe is diamond-shaped, Шаблон:Convert wide and folded lengthwise. The side lobes are Шаблон:Convert long and Шаблон:Convert wide and spread apart from each other. There are two, ridge-like calli Шаблон:Convert long and outlined in brown along the mid-line of the labellum. Flowering occurs from October to December but much more prolifically after fire the previous summer.[1][2][3]

Taxonomy and naming

Diuris setacea was first described in 1810 by Robert Brown and the description was published in his Prodromus Florae Novae Hollandiae et Insulae Van Diemen.[4][5] The specific epithet (setacea) is derived from the Latin word seta meaning "bristle".[6]

Distribution and habitat

The bristly donkey orchid grows in low heath in moist soil on granite outcrops between Esperance and Kalbarri.[2]

Conservation

Diuris setacea is classified as "not threatened" by the Government of Western Australia Department of Parks and Wildlife.[7]

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