Summary ³

Disa bracteata is an introduced species of orchid native to South Africa. It has now become naturalised throughout southern Australia. Flowering in spring it can be distinguished from the similar looking native Microtis or Mignonette Orchids in that the Disa has numerous long, basal and stem leaves and fleshy flower scapes. Mictrotis have a single erect smooth tubular leaf.

Sources and Credits

1. (c) Dennis Laidler, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Dennis Laidler
2. (c) Nicola van Berkel, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), uploaded by Nicola van Berkel
3. (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), https://www.inaturalist.org/guide_taxa/1106501

More Info

• iNat taxon page
• African Plants - a photo guide
• Atlas of Living Australia
• Biodiversity Heritage Library
• BOLD Systems BIN search
• eFloras.org
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)
• HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants
• IPNI (with links to POWO, WFO, and BHL)
• SEINet Symbiota portals
• Tropicos
• World Flora Online

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