Apostasia wallichii
| Yellow grass orchid | |
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| Apostasia wallachii growing near Cairns | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Orchidaceae |
| Subfamily: | Apostasioideae |
| Genus: | Apostasia |
| Species: | A. wallichii |
| Binomial name | |
| Apostasia wallichii | |
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Apostasia wallichii, commonly known as the yellow grass orchid, is a species of orchid that is native to India, Japan, China, Southeast Asia, New Guinea and northern Australia. It has many arching, dark green, grass-like leaves and up to forty small, star-like yellow flowers arranged on a branched flowering stem. It mainly grows in wet forest and rainforest.