Disa graminifolia

Disa graminifolia
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Order:	Asparagales
Family:	Orchidaceae
Subfamily:	Orchidoideae
Genus:	Disa
Species:	D. graminifolia
Binomial name
Disa graminifolia Ker Gawl. ex Spreng. [1]

Disa graminifolia is a species of orchid found in the Cape Floristic Region of South Africa. ^{[2] [3] [4]}

Known as the blue disa, it flowers from January to March. It is similar in appearance to Disa purpurascens, which flowers in October and November. ^{[5] [6]}

References

1. International Organization for Plant Information (IOPI). "Plant Name Details". International Plant Names Index. Retrieved 2022-10-13.
2. Disa Graminifolia at the Pacific Bulb Society Website
3. "Disa graminifolia Ker Gawl. ex Spreng". Plants of the World Online . Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew . Retrieved 13 October 2022.
4. "Name - Disa graminifolia Ker Gawl. ex Spreng". Tropicos. Retrieved 2022-10-13.
5. PK25 (October 21, 2015). "Disa purpurascens - Car Park Orchids". Phillipskop Mountain Reserve. Retrieved 2025-10-27.
6. Manning, John (2012). Plants of the Greater Cape Floristic Region : 1: the core Cape flora. Peter Goldblatt, G. D. Duncan. Pretoria: South African National Biodiversity Institute, SANBI. ISBN   978-1-919976-74-7. OCLC   852384288.

External links

• UniProt. "Species Disa graminifolia" . Retrieved 2022-10-13.
• Dressler, S.; Schmidt, M. & Zizka, G. (2014). "Disa graminifolia". African plants – a Photo Guide. Frankfurt/Main: Forschungsinstitut Senckenberg.
• Data related to Disa graminifolia at Wikispecies