I found these tiny blue orchids east of Collie. i have never seen them before. They are only 5-6cm high.
Pyrorchis nigricans
Fire Orchid
Has been known as Red Beaks and Elephants’ Ears
These orchids were removed from Lyperanthus (Beak Orchids) and placed in the new genus Pyrorchis.
pyr (fire) + orchis (orchid) = Fire Orchid
The common name Beak Orchids no longer applies. Fire Orchids has been selected as the new common name.
Doubtful Island Rd, 3 September 2013
Neaves Rd, 30 August 2015
Neaves Rd, 30 August 2015
Neaves Rd, 30 August 2015
Eneabba, 19 August 2012
Coronation Rd, 13 September 2014
Ellis Brook, 19 August 2016
Albany, 5 August 2016
Hyden, 11 August 2017
Calingiri, 7 September 2017
Scaddan, 30 August 2016
Stirling Range, 17 September 2020
Perth hills, 5 September 2020
Stirling Range, 30 August 2020
Yanchep, 4 September 2020
Yanchep, 4 September 2020
Wednesday, February 8th 2023 at 4:55 pm |
Thanks for your comment – it is interesting to read about the common names in SA.
Common names are not ‘official’ names so they do tend to vary from place to place and source to source for the same species.
In WA this orchid is commonly know as The Red Beak Orchid or Elephant’s Ears and there is no real way, or need, to change that name as there would be if there was a change to its scientific name when the WA Herbarium would make that change for WA.
Wednesday, February 8th 2023 at 2:30 pm |
In South Australia Pyrorchis nigricans are commonly known as Black Fire Orchids. Is this an official name for these orchids? If so, then can the common name “Black Fire Orchid” be used instead of “Red Beak Orchid” in WA?