Microtis eremicola (R.J.Bates) D.L.Jones & M.A.Clem.

Desert mignonette orchid (en)

Species

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Characteristics

Leaf 250–600 × 5–8 mm. Inflorescence 200–500 mm long, 10–50-flowered. Flowers crowded, porrect to nodding, 3–4 × 2–3 mm, dull green to greenish yellow, fragrant. Dorsal sepal obliquely erect, 2–2.5 × 2.5–3 mm, acuminate, tip upturned. Lateral sepals inrolled, ovate-oblong, 2.5–3 × 1 mm. Petals linear, 1.6–2 × 1 mm, erect within dorsal sepal. Labellum decurved close to labellum, oblong, 3–3.5 × 1.2–1.8 mm, broadest near base, margins constricted above middle, thickened, irregular, with small blunt lobes, sometimes a few cell-clusters; apex deeply notched. Basal callus of 2 dark green, comma-shaped mounds, sometimes joined by a faint plate; apical callus irregular, raised.
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Very common in inland areas; found growing along drainage lines, seasonal watercourses, in soil pockets and crevices on rock outcrops and on margins of salt lakes.
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Distribution

Microtis eremicola world distribution map, present in Australia

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:77062213-1
WFO ID wfo-0000472185
COL ID 7XBMY
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Wikipedia (EN) Link
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Synonyms

Microtis eremicola Microtis media subsp. eremicola