Orchidaceae
Black bootlace orchid
Erythrorchis cassythoides
- Family
- Orchidaceae
- Genus
- Erythrorchis
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Black bootlace orchid
Synonyms
- Dendrobium cassythoides A.Cunn.
- Dendrobium cassythoides A.Cunn. ex Lindl.
- Erythrorchis aphylla F.Muell.
- Galeola cassythoides (A.Cunn. ex Lindl.) Rchb.f.
- Ledgeria aphylla F.Muell.
Flowers
- In flower
- September to October (from 82 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Photos

FlowerPhoto: Greg Tasney, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Gary Dickson, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Judy Peters judy_rob_peters, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Rolf Lawrenz, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Thomas Mesaglio, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Judy Peters judy_rob_peters, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Greg Tasney, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Brendan McIntyre, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: AmandaF, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: spacegecko, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: ronavery, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Bruce Cathie, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.