Disperis capensis var. capensis flower

The solitary Disperis capensis var. capensis flower in picture is selective in displaying its parts. The long, thin tail of the dorsal sepal is erect above the flower, a feature that will do any narcissistic rat proud.

The pair of magenta to pale purple lateral petals form a rounded structure, a hood over the flower centre. The mainly obscured median sepal is partly behind and between them. The elegantly upcurved lateral sepal tip misses its mate on the right.

The green, ovate and tapering bract below the flower raises its acute tip, angled from below the flower's ovary. The clawed lip in the front is fused to the column in the centre, the rostellum arms curled. The green ovary below is not twisted (Liltved and Johnson, 2012; Manning, 2007; Bean and Johns, 2005; iNaturalist).