The Orange Spade Flower (Hybanthus aurantiacus) are perennials.
Belonging to the Violaceae (violet family), the Orange spade flower has a large lower petal about 7-15 mm long and 4 smaller petals 3-6 mm. The leaves are up to 4 cm long, narrow and margins are usually toothed. Found growing anywhere between 9 to 40 cm in high.
Orange Spade Flower (Hybanthus aurantiacus), Finke Gorge National Park, 2007 
Orange Spade Flower (Hybanthus aurantiacus), Finke Gorge National Park, 2007
Has been found growing throughout Central Australia including Ellery Creek Big Hole, and Finke Gorge National Park.
Orange Spade Flower (Hybanthus aurantiacus), Ellery Creek Big Hole, 2007 
Orange Spade Flower (Hybanthus aurantiacus), Ellery Creek Big Hole, 2007 
Orange Spade Flower (Hybanthus aurantiacus), Ellery Creek Big Hole, 2007 
Orange Spade Flower (Hybanthus aurantiacus), Ellery Creek Big Hole, 2007
- Scientific classification
- Kingdom: Plantae
- Clade: Tracheophytes
- Clade: Angiosperms
- Clade: Eudicots
- Clade: Rosids
- Order: Malpighiales
- Family: Violaceae
- Genus: Hybanthus
- Species: H. aurantiacus
- Binomial name: Hybanthus aurantiacus
Footnote & References
- Wildflowers & Plants of Inland Australia by Anne Urban, ISBN: 0-646-41688-X