Pink Fingers

Description:

This lovely pale pink orchid was about 20 cm high. The central sepal was erect. The lip had 3 lobes with red bars. Base of the flower stalk was dark and hirsute. Leaves long and slender.

Habitat:

Spotted in a nature reserve - wet and dry sclerophyll forest

Notes:

This orchid is widespread within this shire.
Tubers used as food by indigenous people.
Synonym: Petalochilus carneus Family: Orchidaceae