Diuris
parvipetala
(Dockrill) D.L.Jones & M.A.Clem.
This native groundcover
is commonly known as
slender purple donkey orchid.
Diuris parvipetala
is described as a "monocot"
in the
Orchidaceae
family.
In the Queensland Nature Conservation Act it is classified as Vulnerable.
Under the Federal Environment Protection Biodiversity Conservation Act it is not classified.
Recorded at Gundiah. Eslwhere to the north near Rolleston and south into the northern ranges of New South Wales. ‘Back on Track’ high priority plant species for the Burnett Mary NRM region.
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