Corycium carnosum dt

Slender to fairly robust tuberous geophyte to 55 cm, turning black on drying. Leaves narrowly lanceolate. Flowers many in a dense raceme, c. 18 7 mm, sepals green, petals pink and lip whitish pink, lateral sepals free, lip with 2 broad diverging lobes, appendage a beaked hood over gynostemium.

Identifications

• likely ID 
  Corycium carnosum by outramps

  

  at 4:50 am 20/12/12

  Confidence: It's likely to be this, but I can't be certain.
  ID agreements (): 4 people agree with this identification.

  • tony rebelo
    
    
  • Nicky
    
    
  • caspervanzyl
  • vynbos
    
    
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Species interactions

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