This native groundcover
is commonly known as
yellow hyacinth orchid.
Dipodium hamiltonianum
is described as a "monocot"
in the
Orchidaceae
family.
In the Queensland Nature Conservation Act it is classified as Least Concern.
Under the Federal Environment Protection Biodiversity Conservation Act it is not classified.
A large, leafless, saprophytic plant with a yellowish flowering stem 40-90cm high with 3-30 2.5-4cm diameter yellowish flowers. Flowering period November-February. Rare in the area; K'gari (Fraser Island); Boonooroo (Poona N/P) (Alan Logan). Listed as a special least concern species in Queensland (https://www.qld.gov.au/environment/plants-animals/plants/protected-plants/harvesting).
It has been recorded in the Wide Bay district in the Queensland Herbarium Census and is
listed as occurring in the Fraser Coast region in the Atlas of Living Australia.
Fraser Coast distribution based on field reports.
AVH
