Friends of Baluk Willam Nature Conservation Reserve
Species Database

This database has been compiled to showcase some of the species found in the reserve.

Yellow Doubletail


Title	Yellow Doubletail
Category	Orchid
Subject	Donkey Orchid
Common Name	Wallflower Orchid
Scientific Name	Diuris orientis
Flowering Time	sep,oct
Photo Date	17-Sep-2006 11:25
Photographer	R Richter
Post Date	17-Sep-2006
Description	Typical flowering stem of 20–30cm with 1–3 flowers (those in the reserve). Flower is mainly yellow and usually with extensive brown to purple. The one shown in the photograph is unusually fairly evenly yellow.
Distribution	Scattered throughout Baluk Willam Reserve. Best colonies are along the east bank of Courtneys Road (between Orchid Road and Kirkham Road) and, flowering a little later, near the northern end of the loop tracks.