Ground Orchid - Yellow Beauty from the Bush

This image shows the interior petal markings of a Ground Orchid. This plant flowers at the start of the rainy season and then completely disappears into the ground (it is a corn / tuber plant) during winter months. The entire plant can grow to about a meter tall, with a single green stalk and multiple flowers blooming from it.

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Ferdy Christant

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It's so awesome to see how deep your knowledge of wildlife is, it comes in very handy over here! Posted 10 years ago
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  Thanks so much Ferdy, I really do appreciate you kind (and very flattering) words. Posted 10 years ago

The eulophia speciosa

''Eulophia speciosa'' is a species of terrestrial orchid found from Ethiopia to South Africa and in Yemen and Saudi Arabia. The plants usually grow in grasslands in sandy soils or in clay.

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Similar species: Agaves, Aloes, Onions

Species identified by Living Wild