Yellow Disa (Disa tenuifolia)

Disa tenuifolia, Sw. 1800 (Kew)

Disa tenuifolia is a species in the Disa genus. It is commonly known as Yellow Disa This name is accepted name for the species in the family Orchidaceae subfamily Orchidoideae, tribe Diseae, subtribe Disinae, . This species is found in SW. Cape Prov..

Tuberous geophyte which usually spotted on a dry mountain seep. Tiny but beautiful and stimulated by fire and pollinated by leaf-cutter bees according to The Fernkloof Nature Reserve reference.