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Red beaks

Family: Orchidaceae

Genus: Pyrorchis

Species: nigricans

Main Flower Colour: Red

Description

Common Beak Orchid
Grows 50 - 300mm
Dark green red blotched basal leaf
Red and White flowers
A common orchid in the south west but only flowers after fire.

Flowering start in August and ends in October.

Identification

The main flower colour is red.

References

Field guide to the Orchids of the South West of Western australia

Created: 08 Jul 2014 - Barry H12
Updated: 22 Aug 2014 - Member - John and Val

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Location

Bio Regions

Esperance Plains (ESP), Swan Coastal Plain (SWA), Warren (WAR)

Region Specifics

From Shark Bay to Israelite bay

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