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Metallic Disa
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Orchids

Metallic Disa

Disa atricapilla (Harv. ex Lindl.) Bolus

Names

EnglishMetallic Disa
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Scientific nameDisa atricapilla (Harv. ex Lindl.) Bolus

About this species

Disa atricapilla, the black-haired orchid, is a perennial plant and geophyte belonging to the genus Disa and is part of the fynbos. The plant grows up to 30 cm tall. The species is endemic to the Western Cape and occurs in the southwest. The plant flowers in November and December, usually after wildfires. The flowers are bicoloured.

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Classification

KingdomPlantae
PhylumTracheophyta
ClassLiliopsida
OrderAsparagales
FamilyOrchidaceae
GenusDisa

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