Stirling Range National Park Native OrchidsCaladenia barbarossa (Dragon Orchid) Cryptostylis ovata (Slipper Orchid) Caladenia polychroma (Joseph’s Spider Orchid) Caladenia pulchra (Slender Spider Orchid) Drakaea glyptodon (King-in-his-carriage Orchid) Elythranthera emarginata (Pink Enamel Orchids) Leptoceras menziesii (Rabbit Orchid) Praecoxanthus aphyllus (Leafless Orchid) Thelymitra speciosa (Eastern Queen of Sheba’s)
— see Orchidaceae (Orchids)
The Pink Enamel Orchid (Elythranthera emarginata) is a ground orchid with glossy pink flowers on stems up to 20 cm tall. They have a single leaf up to 10 cm long and occur in the south-western region of Western Australia.
The following photos were taken in late September at the Stirling Range National Park, in the Great Southern region of Western Australia.
The following photos of the Elythranthera emarginata (Pink Enamel Orchids) were also taken in the Stirling Range National Park, Western Australia in early October.
Photographs © Terry Dunham
- Scientific classification
- Kingdom: Plantae
- Phylum: Charophyta
- Class: Equisetopsida
- Subclass: Magnoliidae
- Superorder: Lilianae
- Order: Asparagales
- Family: Orchidaceae
- Genus: Elythranthera
- Species: Elythranthera emarginata
Footnote & References
- Elythranthera emarginata (Pink Enamel Orchid), Stirling Range National Park WA. Photographs © Terry Dunham
- Elythranthera emarginata (Lindl.) A.S.George, Pink Enamel Orchid, https://bie.ala.org.au/species/https://id.biodiversity.org.au/taxon/apni/51405030
- Elythranthera emarginata (Lindl.) A.S.George, Pink Enamel Orchid, Western Australian Herbarium (1998–). Florabase—the Western Australian Flora. Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions, Accessed 1 October 2023), https://florabase.dbca.wa.gov.au/browse/profile/1644
- Elythranthera – Enamel Orchids, Orchids of South-West Australia, https://chookman.id.au/wp_orchids/?page_id=781
Stirling Range National Park Native OrchidsCaladenia barbarossa (Dragon Orchid) Cryptostylis ovata (Slipper Orchid) Caladenia polychroma (Joseph’s Spider Orchid) Caladenia pulchra (Slender Spider Orchid) Drakaea glyptodon (King-in-his-carriage Orchid) Elythranthera emarginata (Pink Enamel Orchids) Leptoceras menziesii (Rabbit Orchid) Praecoxanthus aphyllus (Leafless Orchid) Thelymitra speciosa (Eastern Queen of Sheba’s)
Stirling Range National Park FloraAnigozanthos rufus (Red Kangaroo Paw) Banksia aculeata (Prickly Banksia) Banksia oreophila (Mountain Banksia) Banksia sphaerocarpa var sphaerocarpa (Fox Banksia) Darwinia wittwerorum (Wittwer’s Mountain Bell) Daviesia oppositifolia (Rattle-pea) Eucalyptus preissiana (Bell-fruited Mallee) Eucalyptus macrandra (Long-flowered Marlock) Eucalyptus uncinata (Hook-leaved Mallee) Hakea lehmanniana (Blue Hakea) Native Orchids
Stirling Range National ParkFauna Flora Landscape
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