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

Elegant snail orchid (en)

Species

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Characteristics

Rosette leaves 4–6, ovate to elliptic, 8–20 x 3–12mm, bright green, margins wavy to crinkled. Flower stem 60–12  long, thin, smooth; stem leaves 2–3, to 18 x 7mm. Ovary smooth. Flower 16–20 x 4–5mm, translucent white with green stripes. Dorsal sepal slightly shorter than petals. Sinus flat in side view, stepped in at top, in front view sloping gently to shallow dark green central notch. Free points narrowly clubbed, 16–2  long. Petal margins flared. Labellum hidden, curved forwards suddenly near apex, c.4 x 2 mm, obovate, white with green or brown stripes, margins hairy.
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Localised, growing among shrubs and open areas in tall open forest with sparse understorey in freely draining grey loam and also winter-wet flats in white gum woodland.
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Images

Pterostylis scitula unspecified picture

Distribution

Pterostylis scitula world distribution map, present in Australia

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:77150347-1
WFO ID wfo-0001343792
COL ID 4Q6KD
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Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Pterostylis scitula