Orchidaceae
Waxy satyr orchid
Satyrium carneum
- Family
- Orchidaceae
- Genus
- Satyrium
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Common names
By language (4)
- Afrikaans
- Rooikappie, Rooitrewwa
- English
- Waxy satyr orchid
- Malayalam
- സറ്റൈറിയം കാർണിവം
- Persian
- ساتیریوم کلاهقرمزی
Synonyms
- Orchis carnea Aiton
- Orchis foliacea Burm.f.
Flowers
- In flower
- September to November (from 91 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Photos

FlowerPhoto: Nicola van Berkel, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Glynn Morris, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Nicola van Berkel, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Diana Studer, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Tony Rebelo, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Tony Rebelo, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist Photo: Andrew massyn, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Tony Rebelo, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist Photo: Andrew massyn, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Christina, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: douglaseustonbrown, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Tony Rebelo, CC BY-SA 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.