Veined helmet orchid (Wurmbea latifolia)
Description
Wurmbea latifolia Dioecious herb 15 cm high. Leaves 3 with the lower 2 similar, almost opposite, basal, with serrate margins, lanceolate to broad-lanceolate, to 8 cm long and 12 mm broad, with the inflorescence almost concealed between them, the upper leaf very short, lanceolate, just below or partly concealed within inflorescence. Inflorescence spike with 2-6 white flowers, females small, rounded, hidden at base of leaves, males larger more angular, exserted from leaf-base. Nectary 1 per tepal, a raised, transverse band, pale, anthers purple. This subspecies differ from the other subspecies found in the South Australia by the relatively shorter, broader, subopposite leaves, female spikes that do not extend beyond the leaves, and globose capsules. Flowering between June and July.
Taxonomic tree
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Domain: Eukarya
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Kingdom: Plantae
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Phylum:
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Class: Liliopsida
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Order: Liliales
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Family: Colchicaceae
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Genus: Wurmbea
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