Satyrium stenopetalum (candidum)

Satyrium stenopetalum (candidum).

Family: Orchidaceae.

Common names: White Candle Satyre

Plants rather slender – up to 55cm tall. Leaves suberect – stiff-textured with smooth transition to sheaths above. Bracts erect – stiff – never reflexed. Flowers smallish – white tinged with green and traces of pink. Spurs green to brown towards the apex – 9-14mm long. Pollinated by settling moths.

Locality: Franshoek. Harvest: September 2023