Stellenbosch University Botanical Garden, South Africa

Common name: wisp ghost orchid

Family: Orchidaceae (Orchid)

Distribution: Mainly Gauteng, with a few isolated records from Bloemfontein, Limpopo and northern KwaZulu-Natal

Habitat: Grassland

National red list: Near Threatened

Life form: Geophyte (bulb, corm or tuber - seasonally dormant)

Comments: A spectacular and rare South African summber growing orchid of the grassland biome. Most records are from the densely populated province of Gauteng, so it is declining or locally extinct at many locations due to urban development, and this threat is ongoing.