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

Small rosette snail orchid (en)

Species

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Characteristics

Rosette leaves 4–6, narrowly elliptic to ovate, 5–12 x 3–5mm, dark-green, margins entire. Flower stem 40–16  tall, smooth; stem leaves 2–3. Flower 14–16 x 4.5mm, translucent white with dark green stripes. Dorsal sepal about as long as petals, acuminate. Sinus nearly flat in side view, flat in front view with dark green shallow notch. Free points filiform,14–1  long. Petals flared. Labellum hidden, tip curved forwards, c.4.5 x 2mm, oblong, white with dark green stripes, margins minutely scabrous.
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Localised, growing in swamps in dense heath and shrubland over moist to wet, black peaty loam.
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Hardiness (USDA) 8-12

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Images

Pterostylis microphylla unspecified picture

Distribution

Pterostylis microphylla world distribution map, present in Australia

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:77144125-1
WFO ID wfo-0001341190
COL ID 4Q6HJ
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Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Pterostylis microphylla