Disa stairsii is a species of Disa

Disa (orchid)

The orchid genus Disa consists of 169 terrestrial orchid species in tropical and South Africa, Madagascar and along the Western Indian Ocean...

of the family Orchidaceae

Orchidaceae

The Orchidaceae, commonly referred to as the orchid family, is a morphologically diverse and widespread family of monocots in the order Asparagales. Along with the Asteraceae, it is one of the two largest families of flowering plants, with between 21,950 and 26,049 currently accepted species,...

 that can be found growing with the giant heathers on the Ruwenzori Mountains of mountains in East tropical Africa.

Common in the heathbelt

Heath (habitat)

A heath or heathland is a dwarf-shrub habitat found on mainly low quality acidic soils, characterised by open, low growing woody vegetation, often dominated by plants of the Ericaceae. There are some clear differences between heath and moorland...

 of the Ruwenzori Range

Ruwenzori Range

The Rwenzori Mountains, previously called the Ruwenzori Range , and sometimes the Mountains of the Moon, is a mountain range of central Africa, often referred to as Mt...

 Disa stairsii is cardinal red, distinct from the other foliage by its single spur which is borne on the top of the its flower and is generally growing in moss

Moss

Mosses are small, soft plants that are typically 1–10 cm tall, though some species are much larger. They commonly grow close together in clumps or mats in damp or shady locations. They do not have flowers or seeds, and their simple leaves cover the thin wiry stems...

 between the altitudes of 2,800 - 3,400 meters (9,200 - 11,000 feet).

On Kilimanjaro D. stairsii also grows among the heath along with Erica arborea and Erica rossi, is "small pink

Pink

Pink is a mixture of red and white. Commonly used for Valentine's Day and Easter, pink is sometimes referred to as "the color of love." The use of the word for the color known today as pink was first recorded in the late 17th century....

 flowered" and is hidden by clumps of grasses along with the white flowered Anemone thomsonii

Anemone thomsonii

Anemone thomsonii is a species of Anemone from East Africa....

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