Flora Detail
| Common Name | Cowl Bonnet, Cowled Friar, Oumakappie; |
| Family | Orchidaceae |
| Date Observed | 17-11-2021 |
| Category | Bulbs/Rhizomes |
|---|---|
| Catalogue No. | 7717RG |
| Flowering Time | Spring |
| Colour | Yellow |
| Locations Observed | |
| Estuary | |
| Koppie | |
| Nature Reserve | Few,Many |
| Small Holding | |
| Village | |
| Greater Rooiels | |
Pterygodium catholicum
Information
Cowl Bonnet, Cowled Friar, Oumakappie;
The cream to sulphur-yellow hooded flowers turn reddish with age and have an acrid scent.
A slender plant up to 35cm tall with oblong-lanceolate leaves that encircle the stem. Bracts ellliptic-acute. Lip deltate - flat. Frequently forms dense colonies. Flowers mostly after fire.
