Dipodium roseum

Rosy hyacinth orchid
Dipodium roseum in Lake Conjola
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Epidendroideae
Genus: Dipodium
Species:
D. roseum
Binomial name
Dipodium roseum

Dipodium roseum, commonly known as rosy hyacinth-orchid[3] or pink hyacinth-orchid,[4] is a leafless saprophytic orchid found in east and south-eastern Australia. In summer it produces a tall flowering stem with up to fifty pale pink flowers with small, dark red spots. A widespread and common species it is often confused with D. punctatum but has darker, less heavily spotted flowers.

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference APNI was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "Dipodium roseum M.A.Clem. & D.L.Jones". The Plant List version 1.1. Retrieved 24 January 2014.
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  4. ^ Bishop, Tony (2000). Field guide to the orchids of New South Wales and Victoria (2nd ed.). Sydney: UNSW Press. pp. 199–200. ISBN 0868407062.