Pterostylis echinulata D.L.Jones & C.J.French

Hairy-leafed snail orchid (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Asparagales > Orchidaceae > Pterostylis

Characteristics

Rosette leaves 4–7, broadly ovate, 3–8 x 3–5mm, yellowish-green, margins with row of irregular, clear, siliceous cells. Flower stem 40–8  tall, covered with numerous, short, linear-filiform siliceous cells; stem leaf one. Ovary densely covered with short siliceous cells. Flower erect to semi-nodding, 9–11 x 5–6mm, translucent white with pale yellowish-green stripes. Dorsal sepal about as long as petals, apex tapered to point. Sinus curved in side view, flat in front view with dark green central notch. Free points filiform, 14–1  long. Petals flared. Labellum hidden, tip curved forwards, c.4 x 2mm, green and white with brown tip, oblong, margins hairy.
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Localised, growing under low shrubs in sparse woodland in freely draining sand and sandy clay soil.
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Images

Pterostylis echinulata unspecified picture

Distribution

Pterostylis echinulata world distribution map, present in Australia

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:77144123-1
WFO ID wfo-0001341189
COL ID 4Q6FM
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Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Pterostylis echinulata