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Orchid Species: Disa atricapilla
(This name is currently accepted by Kew.)
Disa atricapilla is an orchid species identified by (Harv. ex Lindl.) Bolus in 1882.
ORIGIN: A medium sized, cool to cold growing terrestrial with a corymbose flower arrangement from South Africa in montane seepage ares an damp localities at elevations of sea level to 2000 meters.
DESCRIPTION: A medium sized, cool to cold growing terrestrial with a corymbose flower arrangement from South Africa in montane seepage ares an damp localities at elevations of sea level to 2000 meters with cauline, linear-lanceolate, basally concentrated leaves where it blooms in the summer. This plant needs a dry period through the late spring and summer to keep the plant healthy.
-- information provided by Jay Pfahl, author of the
Internet Orchid Species Encyclopedia (IOSPE).
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