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Metallic Disa
Disa atricapilla
Disa atricapilla, the black-haired orchid, is a perennial plant and geophyte belonging to the genus Disa and is part of the fynbos. The plant grows up to 30 cm tall. The species is endemic to the Western Cape and occurs in the southwest. The plant flowers in November and December, usually after wildfires. The flowers are bicoloured.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 583944.